Architectural Investigation Matrix

The result of a year long investigative study into Forensic Architecture and the May 1st French Pension Reform Protests 2023. This document has been redacted for security purposes, and its reproduction and distribution are prohibited.

A deep dive into the work of Forensic Architecture, the practise and the practice. This dissertation establishes the phrase Architectural Investigation Matrix (AIM), a term I use to summarise the set of conditions within a criminal case, which allows Forensic Architecture to exist. Introducing Architectural Theory into the world of Forensic Architecture, I re-frame the definition of what a Forensic Architect is – shifting the current definition based upon existing titles and the term ‘Forensis’ – into a legitimate, Architectural Theory based, practise of Architecture. I examine Forensic Architecture and its techniques in the case of ‘The Killing of Mark Duggan’, before supporting the dissertation and my arguments with creative practise, by applying these techniques onto the French Pension Protests on the 1st May 2023.