Archinect - Features2024-12-25T04:21:56-05:00https://archinect.com/features/article/146827334/student-works-questioning-monumentality-at-cal-poly-pomona
Student Works: Questioning monumentality at Cal Poly Pomona Julia Ingalls2016-01-29T11:41:00-05:00>2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/hm/hmnfd91u0qma9q0b.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>What defines a monument? According to “<a href="http://archinect.com/blog/article/144669973/the-heresy-of-function-topic-studio" target="_blank">The Heresy of Function, Reprise</a>,” a senior project studio at <a href="http://archinect.com/CalPolyPomona" target="_blank">Cal Poly Pomona</a> run by Frank Clementi (of <a href="http://archinect.com/firms/cover/1898/rios-clementi-hale-studios" target="_blank">Rios Clementi Hale Studios</a>), the essence of a monument isn’t based on its utility (or overt lack thereof), but rather its intangible qualities or “meaning.” In order to investigate the apparent meaning of a monument, this <a href="http://archinect.com/features/tag/557/student-works" target="_blank"><strong>Student Works</strong></a> explores the metaphysical import and power of various famous monuments by attaching architectural “prosthetics” to them, applying a programmatic addition to “create a complete, if however incongruous, symbiosis of function and meaning.”</p>