ABSTRACT by Taehyung Kim Contemporary architectural discourse commonly invokes the term framing. Derivative phrases contrived in education and practice are seemingly inexhaustible: framing the view, framing space, framing an idea, frame of reference, framework, window frame, body frame, space frame. The polymorphic nature of the term is perplexing, and despite its frequent and casual mention, the rich potential of framing in the architectural design process is often overlooked. Framing is a primal phenomenon. It shapes...