Statement of significance of issue. On some levels, the above statement is a gross over simplification. It is clearly valid, however, to state that an understanding of collage inherently informs both our creation of space and our application of material. If collage can be defined as a collision of disparate elements, a juxtaposition or layering of materials and images, then collage architecture can likely be described as an occupiable space composed of a decompressed layering of textures, images, activities.