1. Introduction Just like other systems, ornament holds a vast meaning in the architectural dictionary and it was definitely a subject of intense criticism. Through the years ornament became a target for many famous architectural theorists expressing their extreme – most of the times – opinions. While Western civilization was busy discussing about the importance of ornament, the rest humankind was adorning things. Jones Owen in his book The Grammar of Ornament states “Man appears everywhere impressed
1. INTRODUCTION If we see our passage on earth as a theatrical play, what snapshots of our experiences would we wish to share with our contemporaries? At the core of this class is the desire to go deep within ourselves and explore how we can artistically and critically materialize the intimate relationship between our body/mind and the arts. Some of the situated questions we will raise are, for example: What aesthetic principles underlie and inform our practices? How do we see the boundaries between