Document Type
Honors Thesis
Abstract
This project seeks to understand, through creative production, how graphic scores and their purpose as a medium can be applied to architectural design. Graphic scores are an abstract representation of musical notation; they utilize unfamiliar concepts and shapes to illustrate musical ideas through unconventional means. Discovering how one can reverse-engineer these works of notation can allow architectural designers to rethink the representation of spaces and the underlying inspirations that form them. Research into broader artistic overlap, historical context, and precedent analysis culminated into a set of drawings that illustrate such concepts through an architectural lens. The production of these drawings showcases the function of artistic, emotional, and interpretive expression in the design process, encouraging works more in tune with the human condition.
Disciplines
Architecture | Composition | Interdisciplinary Arts and Media | Other Music
Publication Date
5-2025
Language
English
Faculty Mentor of Honors Project
John Maruszczak
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Henderson, Garrett J., "Investigations of Musical Constructs: An Analysis of Graphic Scores and Their Spatial Relationships" (2025). 2025 Spring Honors Capstone Projects. 12.
https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/honors_spring2025/12
Included in
Architecture Commons, Composition Commons, Interdisciplinary Arts and Media Commons, Other Music Commons