If the façade is complex and interesting, it affects people in a positive way; negatively if it is simple and monotonous. Plautus’ elaboration of the cunning slave character has long been considered one of his most original contributions to Latin drama; but the “architect” terms associated with these slaves (and with Jupiter) were likely transposed from the now largely lost Greek comedies that Plautus adapted and translated into Latin.

Thinking Architecture - De Gruyter

Everything will depend on the type of space, the client's requirements and the context of the construction.I aim to explore how architectural education could respond to the development of a perception of what life is, within the spatial and social complexity of architecture. Now in its third edition, this book has been expanded to include two new essays: 'Architecture and Lanscape' deals with the relationship between the structure and its surroundings, with the secret of the successful placement and topographical integration of architecture. The second essay to appear in the symposium is by Lucy Benjamin, titled “Upon Which Notion of the Earth Do Our Judgments Build Worlds? In fact, the walkway between the blocks to the beach is reminiscent of the walk to the altar of the Basilica of Assisi, as Salk dreamed of. The aim of this essay has been not only to rediscover the discursive beginnings for a renewed philosophy of architecture, but to suggest how these philosophical 'archai' might help present-day architects reimagine the full relevance of their still contested role.

Thinking Architecture by Peter Zumthor - MORPHOCODE Thinking Architecture by Peter Zumthor - MORPHOCODE

This may lead, on one hand, to a diversification of architectural thought, yet, on the other, to a decline in conventional critical authority. As a mindset, we have to engrave in ourselves that architecture is a concrete matter and not abstract, just like we plan a symphony with music notes on a piece of paper.Set up as a conversation between WORKac co-founders Amale Andraos and Dan Wood, We'll Get there When We Cross that Bridge switches seamlessly between portfolio review and an impassioned discussion of issues relevant to the practice. After embracing our subjective nature, the next big idea is to understand that architecture’s work should also be founded on common sense derived from our observations. From essays to monographs, urban theory to graphic novels, each of the following either engage directly with or flirt on the edges of architecture. Thus, the coalescence of the qualities of design, function, form and construction create a humble environment that holds incessant elegance and warmth, as long as there is a person to witness it. As Medieval representations of architects directing work on building sites gave way to Renaissance portraits of architects at desks with books, instruments and paper, they took up drawing at a table in a scholarly study.