Architecture has traditionally existed in the static realm, built from solid-state materials arranged in a certain configuration to arrive at a particular form. Every building has a “climax form” – that is, the originally intended geometry. This form is assertive in its territorial control, unchanging in its aesthetic, and largely unresponsive to its environment. Such architectures [...]
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A New Vernacular: Building with the Intangible
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photo credits: http://www.archdaily.com/38196/never-never-land-house-andres-jaque-arquitectos/ Case Study_ Never Never Land / Andres Jaque Architects Reading_ Form and Function Follow Climate / Philippe Rahm Since ancient times, nature was an integral part of the architecture. Until today, that fact has not changed in terms of the interplay of nature and architecture, but the time has changed and is [...]
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form and function follow climate – Philippe Rahm
In his writing form and function follow climate Philippe Rahm suggests a new architectural concept which differs from classical approaches such as form follows function or function follows form. Rahm claims that form has to be developed in response to climate conditions and that sustainability is due to be the guideline for architectural advancement. [...]
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