Here Deleuze tell  us how a data could be understood, perceived  or interpreted taking  the rhizomatic  structure as an example.

Deluze tries to explain his ideas based on 4 principles.

1&2- principle of connection and heterogeneity: Here part of rhizome could be connected to other part and must be. Here he takes an example of  a book saying  the linguistic feature is not what makes the rhizome, but it’s the mixture of semiotic chains with politics, economics, circumstances relative to the arts, science and social struggle that defines it.

3-Principle of Multiplities: It says the data has no object or subject, but it’s the multiple factors which blindfolds, which results in more multiplities to define the data.

4-Principle of signifying ruptures: Rhizome could be shattered or broken in a given spot, will start from that point.

5 and 6 -Principle of cartography and decalcomania: Rhizome is not accountable to any structural or generative model.

To explain his theory, the author has used an example , saying a book does not have any object or subject, but it is made of variously formed matters, and very different dates and speeds. I dont agree with his point of view because book is made of lot of matters, but these matter is an outcome of a subject  or an object, and if there is no subject to begin with, then there would not have place for matters to form a book.

BLUR BUILDING

This building is filled with a fog mass resulting from natural and manmade force. It is an experiential  space where every person is given an in-house jacket , where the jacket react and change colour according to the person who is standing next to you. A questioner  is made to fill before entering the space, according to which the jacket reacts. People when they pass by each other it turns red when they attract and turn green when they repel.

This is an architecture of atmosphere at the same times it is also a space which connects you emotionally because of its above mentioned quality.

The book  talks about how creating an atmosphere has always been an important criteria for an architect, where atmosphere of a building is a sensuous emission of sound, light, heat, smell, and moisture; a swirling climate of intangible effects generated by a stationary object. This holds good for the inhabitants also as its the environment  that leaves the effect on the inhabitant than the building itself.

FL Wright considered  himself as the architect of atmosphere, insisting that power of architecture lies in that which cannot be perceived. He believed that  a good atmosphere is produced by integrating every single detail according to a singular vision.

The next generation of architects rejected any emphasis on atmospherics but they too tried to blend every element in a building to create an effect .Even with  their drawings, they tried to create a sense of atmosphere, drawings show the edges of buildings glowing or blurring the building to merge with atmosphere.

Then the book talks about the urban landscape, where there is sudden change in ambience in every few meters. To improve on it the “situationist” proposed many schemes like introducing  psycho geographic  architecture on cities, like the line’s that define its spaces would be completely different than the ones that define buildings, street  and so on. Reconstructing a city could also be achieved by creating decor all around the cities.

VIEW HOUSE

This house designed by Diego Arraigada & Johnston Marklee is a good example of “Architecture of Atmosphere”

The house is in the form of the cylinder, where four geometric mass is removed from the cylinder, creating  a dynamic exterior shape. In interior these scooped out mass creates an impression that it spirals from ground  to the top which, together with a contiguous aperture, results in an interior landscape of surfaces, views, and lighting effects.

This shows that that the architect gave emphasis on the atmosphere than looking the building as an element.

TOPIC FOR RESEARCH

I would like to research on using computation on achieving or deriving the lines at  attaining a design process which cannot be achieved or perceived by human mind.