The Campus of Eishin- High School: Ornaments on the Dining Hall – Photographs
01/05/1985Row of curved diamonds on the front wall, alternating brown diamonds made of wood with white plastered surfaces. Brown and white create a balanced feeling of positive space and negative space.
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The Campus of Eishin- High School: Ornaments on the Dining Hall - Photographs
Ornament on Dining Hall front wall
01/05/1985
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The Campus of Eishin- High School: Ornaments on the Dining Hall - Photographs
Diamond frieze
01/05/1985
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The Campus of Eishin- High School: Ornaments on the Dining Hall - Photographs
Diamond facade detail
01/05/1985
References
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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 ...