domingo, 12 de maio de 2013

Articles Mashup


Arch-mashup:


I prefer a spider web (…).1 Based on a few geometric rules, the project exhibits more of his recent interest in fluid and continuous spaces.2 You have to understand the nature and the preciousness of all materials; I like a combination of metal, concrete, timber, masonry and stone.
Louis Kahn used to tell his students: if you are ever stuck for inspiration, ask your materials for advice. "You say to a brick, 'What do you want, brick?' And brick says to you, 'I like an arch.' And you say to brick, 'Look, I want one, too, but arches are expensive and I can use a concrete lintel.3 White, black, shades of black and nature material colours. This building will encourage exchange and communication through a more explicitly fluid arrangement of a rich and diverse range of cultural activities.  ”And then you say: 'What do you think of that, brick?' Brick says: 'I like an arch'".

References:

1.  ABC, “…in the mind of the Architect”, Glenn Murcutt Architect, (assessed May 10),
http://www.abc.net.au/architecture/arch/ar_mur.htm

2. MA, ART APRAISAL, Toyo Ito, (assessed May 10),

3. The Guardian, Louis Kahn: the brick whisperer, (assessed May 10),
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2013/feb/26/louis-kahn-brick-whisperer-architect


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