Michelle Chang, the visiting Wortham Fellow at the Rice School of Architecture, designed a twisted half-house titled "A,B 1:2," and students got a chance to watch as she built the 16-foot-tall structure in RSA's jury room. The installation represents how successfully or unsuccesfully an artist's or architect's drawings translate into something physical.
Michelle Chang inside “A,B 1:2,” her installation at the Rice School of Architecture; courtesy Jeff Fitlow/Rice University
The design plays with light and shade, and views of the interior change throughout the day as the angle of the light entering the windows changes. "I don't want it to get overly technical," Chang said in a statement. "I just want people to see it and understand there's something kind of weird going on in a couple of places and imagine what that does."
When the installation is broken down this week, the wood and drywall will be used for RSA's student projects. When her fellowship is over, Chang will stay on at RSA as an assistant professor of architecture, starting July 2017.