Working It Out: On John Hejduk's Diamond Configurations. Issue 1 (10th November 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Jasper, Michael
• Is Part Of: Architectural histories. Volume 2:Issue 1(2014)
• Publication Date: 2014-11-10
• Subjects: Architecture -- History -- Periodicals; Architecture -- Historiography -- Periodicals; Architecture -- Research -- Periodicals; 720.9
• DOI: 10.5334/ah.cb
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2050-5833

Abstract

Abstract : In 1967 John Hejduk exhibited a series of drawings and models in New York that explore the architectural implications of the forty-five degree rotation of bounding elements relative to an orthogonal system. The work was the result of a five-year investigation into the problem. This paper examines the architectural effects released by the so-called diamond configurations, speculates on their ability to go beyond certain composition ideas and devices, and examines the notion of a temporality specific to architecture.