Consider The Kayak
| dc.contributor.author | Pagliaro, Ryan | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-09-21T16:43:15Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-09-21T16:43:15Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018-09-21 | |
| dc.date.submitted | 2018-08-30 | |
| dc.description.abstract | With ignorant disdain towards the progression of globalization, I adopt the plastic kayak as a microcosm of the cultural ethos in the design of our surroundings. To counter the abundant mass manufactured kayak, I am fabricating a traditional arctic qajaq (Inuit spelling), to fully understand the qajaq and its history. Through the design, construction, and use of the qajaq, I expose the crucial elements that form the watercraft. Combining contemporary tools and materials, I design and fully assemble two more iterations of the qajaq. From wood, to metal, to plastic, I learn the particulars of the design process with the intent of construction in today’s society. The wood skin-on-frame qajaq reveals the limiting factors of design: the influence of economics, tradition and its place in contemporary design, ergonomics, form-focused versus frame-focused construction, and the proper expression of design tectonics. The metal skin-on-frame qajaq is a study in the limitations of material exploitation. I begin to optimize the fabrication process to create a streamlined assembly suited to a globalized marketplace, while maintaining the same spirit of the traditional qajaq. The metal frame is designed to rival the durability, cost, weight, and ease of fabrication of a contemporary plastic kayak with the beauty of a traditional qajaq. The plastic skin-on-frame qajaq is a structural improvement on the metal frame, and is quicker to assemble. This demonstrates how using new tools with an old practice produces quality work. In a culture that relies on mass fabrication, designing and prototyping a qajaq in this iterative manner reveals the importance of design, even if only in contrast to commonplace inventory. | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10012/13897 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.pending | false | |
| dc.publisher | University of Waterloo | en |
| dc.subject | Ryan | en |
| dc.subject | Pagliaro | en |
| dc.subject | Craft | en |
| dc.subject | kayak | en |
| dc.subject | making | en |
| dc.subject | architecture | en |
| dc.subject | consider | en |
| dc.subject | economy | en |
| dc.subject | design | en |
| dc.subject | mass manufacture | en |
| dc.subject | custom | en |
| dc.subject | tradition | en |
| dc.title | Consider The Kayak | en |
| dc.type | Master Thesis | en |
| uws-etd.degree | Master of Architecture | en |
| uws-etd.degree.department | School of Architecture | en |
| uws-etd.degree.discipline | Architecture | en |
| uws-etd.degree.grantor | University of Waterloo | en |
| uws.contributor.advisor | McKay, Donald | |
| uws.contributor.affiliation1 | Faculty of Engineering | en |
| uws.peerReviewStatus | Unreviewed | en |
| uws.published.city | Waterloo | en |
| uws.published.country | Canada | en |
| uws.published.province | Ontario | en |
| uws.scholarLevel | Graduate | en |
| uws.typeOfResource | Text | en |