Whither Nomadic? Vagabond Structures as Critical Agents

Elaborating on John Hejduk’s critique of deconstructivism, this post-professional architecture school challenges the primacy of syntax in architectural composition. The school proposes an alternative application of linguistics to architecture under the rubric of vagabond structures. Agnostic to syntax, neither [entirely] relational nor absolute, vagabond structures are to be understood collectively through narrative, allegory, and metaphor. The tribe of vagabonds which comprise the school are anthropomorphic structures embodying the stories of those who historically laboured on Cockatoo Island (Wareamah). The vagabonds are nomadic, parasitic, and communal. They leave no trace to where they reside.

Location of Vagabond Strutcures

1:100 Schematic Plan of "The Dialectic Agora"

1:100 Schematic Section of "The Dialectic Agora"

Interior Rendering of "The Silo Craftsman"

1:50 Cut-away Model of "The Silo Craftsman"