Ground Truth

There is no verification in the field. In Atelier Jørgensen’s world of architecture or the practice of building, where Ken Frampton’s “tectonics” are concerned, getting one’s hands dirty to resolve a connection or condition in a building, no matter what size, is the Ground Truth. The office jargon of ground truth refers to the actual situation of construction and building as opposed to design and documentation or the assumptive situation.

Tactility is a key element regarding the way we desig...