Paper
Authors: Genevieve Baudoin (Kansas State University/ Dual Ecologies) , Bruce Johnson (Dual Ecologies)
This paper examines a return to the thick space of the masonry wall. The wall is where a building embraces its context and where humanity can physically experience this nexus. Contemporary technologies applied to masonry construction offer a return to both tactile solidity and the space of interaction between a building and its users. Precedents from Catalan vernacular to Herzog & de Meuron will be contrasted to offer a way of thinking through the spatial potential created through the modularity and specificity of blocks.
Keywords: masonry, walls, mass walls
How to Cite: Baudoin, G. & Johnson, B. (2025) “A Return to the Thick Space of the Wall”, Building Technology Educators’ Society. 2025(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.7275/btes.3372