Dillon Thomas Day
I am driven by the belief that materials are not passive elements, but active agents in shaping architectural narratives. My work centers on the exploration of materiality—its ability to convey meaning, transform over time, and ground architecture in its environmental context. I am especially interested in how materials can transcend conventional roles to become socially and politically charged components within the built environment.
With a focus on the enduring and the speculative, I approach design as a dialogue between human intention and ecological agency. I see weathering, decay, and imperfection not as failures, but as opportunities to create architecture that is honest and resonant. In the face of climate change, I believe the thoughtful deployment of material can express the enmeshed quality of all matter and challenge the conventional ideas of separation and distance between us and “nature”. Through my work, I embrace complexity and design architecture that reflects the layered realities of the world we live in.
With a focus on the enduring and the speculative, I approach design as a dialogue between human intention and ecological agency. I see weathering, decay, and imperfection not as failures, but as opportunities to create architecture that is honest and resonant. In the face of climate change, I believe the thoughtful deployment of material can express the enmeshed quality of all matter and challenge the conventional ideas of separation and distance between us and “nature”. Through my work, I embrace complexity and design architecture that reflects the layered realities of the world we live in.
