Livesey, Graham DavidJones, D'Arcy2024-07-042024-07-042024-06-24Jones, D. (2024). What do buildings do all day? (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.https://hdl.handle.net/1880/119030https://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/46626Architectural practice is serious stuff. This thesis challenges the conventions that limit creativity by poking fun at architectural sincerity. Non-architectural ways and things inspire contrarian inventions within fictional and nonfiction case studies. The design process itself is questioned. Explorations embrace ordinariness by paying more attention to the everyday. The results describe creative techniques prioritizing logic over expectations, function over aesthetics, and people over form. In a profession where imitation and familiarity are valued more than irreverence, this thesis defines a new model of critical practice that can subversively change architecture from the inside.enUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.Conceptual ArchitecturePaper ArchitectureIrreverent ArchitectureSubversive ArchitectureCritical PracticeArchitectureWhat Do Buildings Do All Day?doctoral thesis