Approaching Irreducible Formations (2009)
article⁄Approaching Irreducible Formations (2009)
abstract⁄This essay codifies and extends contemporary conceptions of systemic organization using architectural case studies within the context of 1950’s spacetime. Given the dominance of certain concerns within the profession of architecture during that timeprefabrication and strict modularitythe selected case studies reveal unprecedented characteristics which anticipate current developments in algorithmic and parametric formation. The projects in question demonstrate sophisticated strategies for differentiated parttowhole relationships which predate contemporary organizational systems, now derived with the aid of digital computation. Their importance to current architectural discourse lies in distinguishing the manner in which they manifest notions of spacetime, including transformation, continuity and modulation, as architects increasingly operate within dexterous and interconnected environments.
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| Year |
2009 |
| Authors |
O’Brien, William. |
| Issue |
ACADIA 09: reForm( ) - Building a Better Tomorrow |
| Pages |
259-263 |
| Library link |
N/A |
| Entry filename |
approaching-irreducible-formations |
