Go BackThe Campus of Eishin- High School: Administration building exterior wall with οrnament – Photographs
01/05/1985Two images of the second storey wall viewing the trellis of fine concrete splines, with the spaces between the splines plastered in white.
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Geometry and Fifteen Fundamental Properties
Christopher Alexander recognized the importance of the geometry of centers and for years he was looking for the common structural features among buildings, paintings, streets, carpets, doors, windows, etc. which have "life" and "wholeness". He identified fifteen structural features which ...
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Ornament and Function as Products of Unfolding
Ornament arises as part of the design process, when a person is making and seeks to embellish this "something" while making it. It arises as a result of the latent centers in the uncompleted thing requiring still more centers, requiring ...