Vertical Buildings (skyscrapers) challenge our perception of space, our perception of scale, our idea of movement, they challenge the way we live. Currently urban cities are becoming more and more dense. Lack of space is a big issue and now buildings are being torn down and are replaced by skyscrapers. And these new skyscrapers are being redefined to house a living and working environment.

Cubism challenges our perception of depth, our tactile sense, our ideas of proportion. Cubism, as a 20th century movement, was in continuous exploration of the senses.  Cubists challenged the conception of art, and consequently shaped and influenced many social movements of their time.

Like any human expression, art and architecture are in a continuous evolution. Both share the pursuit of perfection, the exploration of spatial, sensorial, and emotional feelings.  Both are a part of us.

With all of these ideas in mind, I started to investigate and explore the idea of a skyscraper that would house an  art school. Where the building and its inhabitants will contribute to its surroundings of the school.

There is the challenge of programing the art school into a vertical configuration and at the same time, this challenge offers the possibility of discovery for new organization of the school as a vertical world.