A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
Carte Blanche?
This chapter places the imagination of a blank space born out of the interplay between the architect's spirit of geometry and the writer's spirit of finesse. One way of thinking about architecture, then, might be to question the notion of ‘carte blanche’ as a seemingly endless field of potentialities. Through its material evolution from parchment paper to computer screen, this homelike space has provided an immaculate cradle for various forms of representation: a sort of primal scene that is silently shared by art, design and writing practices alike. The blank page therefore became a ‘place of production’ open to different uses and, crucially, ‘a place where the ambiguities of the world have been exorcised’. As Kenya Hara reminds us, the invention of white paper brought about a new mode of perception with far‐reaching consequences, not only in terms of practical applications but also of imaginative impact. This chapter captures several such attitudes to the creative imagination of blank space.
Carte Blanche?
This chapter places the imagination of a blank space born out of the interplay between the architect's spirit of geometry and the writer's spirit of finesse. One way of thinking about architecture, then, might be to question the notion of ‘carte blanche’ as a seemingly endless field of potentialities. Through its material evolution from parchment paper to computer screen, this homelike space has provided an immaculate cradle for various forms of representation: a sort of primal scene that is silently shared by art, design and writing practices alike. The blank page therefore became a ‘place of production’ open to different uses and, crucially, ‘a place where the ambiguities of the world have been exorcised’. As Kenya Hara reminds us, the invention of white paper brought about a new mode of perception with far‐reaching consequences, not only in terms of practical applications but also of imaginative impact. This chapter captures several such attitudes to the creative imagination of blank space.
Carte Blanche?
Borden, Iain (editor) / Fraser, Murray (editor) / Penner, Barbara (editor) / Deriu, Davide (author)
2015-03-24
6 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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