- Picon mostly explores the term 'hypersurfaces', as dubbed by Perrella; "the convergence between cyberspace/hypermedia and architecture", whilst also noting the evolution of information through architecture (ie. through billboards)
- Picon emphasises the notion of sensation, relating to the visual and tactile responses of pain and pleasure; this is crucial to our perception and emotional responses to architecture.
- The concept of surfaces as the embodiment of "geometric flow", not bound by depth, unlike volumes. They are "receptive to operations of all kinds, from inscriptions to folding" ( surfaces are now often seen as layers).
- Modern surfaces have begun to distort the realms of the interior and exterior, "challenging the traditional mode of presence of architecture", creating a grey area in which the interaction between subject and architecture exists.
Self-Organised Bodies
- Snooks addresses the concept of material acting against the "contemporary, tectonic treatment" of components with surfaces by using "self-organising bodies", emulating the 'volatile' nature of swarm intelligence to explore the possibilities of form and ornament.
- "Swarm matter", in which hierarchies are established due to the nature of its components, its systems capable of adapting to environment; there is no default state.
- "Woven Composites"; surfaces as dependent on its surrounding shapes, creating an incredulous mixture of ornament to surface.
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