Typotecture
Understanding the formal and functional relationship between typography and architecture.
My main goal was to create an understanding and lay foundations for future professionals by creating a reference that can be used as a starting point.
Academic Research / Interdisciplinary Design
Master’s Thesis
2011
How do you raise awareness about typography in the field of Architecture?
By changing the perspective. Typography is not only a part of graphic design but a field on its own. As much as it intersects with graphic design, it also intersects with architecture.
Comparing forms and discovering similarities between the two disciplines shows us the connection between them. Examples from architects like Peter Behrens and Charles Rennie Mackintosh proves that.
A book on Typotecture can create a reference starting point for a different point of view about typography.
Typography is not only part of graphic design but a field on its own. And as much as it intersects with graphic design, it also intersects with architecture.
Is there a border between the two disciplines? And is it possible to cross between them?
Can typography stand as a structure? Does it still communicate? Can you type architecture? These experimentations can pave the way for future designers.
I’ve experimented to figure out new working styles and to get a better understanding of the subject.
