MATTER/IALS

dc.contributor.authorProud, E.
dc.contributor.authorWallace, A.
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractThe disciplinary value of MATTER/IALS lies in the knowledge production it enables rather than its built form, operating as a catalyst for speculative inquiry, pedagogical insights, and reciprocal tacit knowledge exchange between industry suppliers, construction practices, and sustainability imperatives. The physical space comprises of a centralised and evolving collection of more than 150 construction and finish samples that reflect current and emerging industry materials, systems, and practices. It permanently occupies 35 square metres within a university studio in the Kaurna Building at Adelaide University. Samples are displayed across modular shelving, freestanding surfaces, and affixable wall panels designed for tactile interaction and flexible reconfiguration. Integrated technical lighting enables observation under cool and warm conditions, supporting sensory engagement and spatial atmosphere analysis. Signage, QR-linked resources, and industry-donated materials position the MATTER/IALS as a porous interface between education and practice-led research.Supported through a competitive UniSA Major Capital Works grant (2022), the lab reflects recognition of its disciplinary value.
dc.identifier.doi10.25954/w6ek-wr23
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11541.2/45346
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisher.placeAustralia
dc.relation.fundingUniSA Major Capital Works Grant (2022)
dc.subjectpost-digital design
dc.subjectinterior architecture
dc.subjectpractice-led research
dc.subjecttacit knowledge
dc.subjectembodied knowledge
dc.subjectexperiential learning
dc.subjectmaterial literacy
dc.subjectdesign pedagogy
dc.subjectcurriculum innovation
dc.subjecttactile intelligence
dc.subjectspeculative inquiry
dc.subjectmaterial practice
dc.titleMATTER/IALS
dc.typeCreative work
pubs.publication-statusPublished
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