A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
Aesthetics
A building with well?proportioned forms and spaces, an ordered plan, and meaningful and well‐made details will live a long time, almost certainly longer than the initial program. Owners in the future will become the building's stewards, maintaining it as necessary, introducing new elements with care, and being respectful of its basic ordering principles. Such buildings should not be made with features that become aesthetically obsolete in a short period. The means of production often become the date stamp on the building. As industry introduces new materials and processes, or as new methods of construction are introduced at the construction site, eager designers explore their technical or aesthetic possibilities. Each designer nudges the envelope of authentic insights regarding the new material or process. Initial uses of new materials and tools are often ersatz imitations of their predecessors. Aesthetic goals are often catalysts for exploration of a detail's technical possibilities. A well?composed detail has the potential to capture the essence of the building design in a vivid way, and can explain the relationships between the parts of the building they are joining.
Aesthetics
A building with well?proportioned forms and spaces, an ordered plan, and meaningful and well‐made details will live a long time, almost certainly longer than the initial program. Owners in the future will become the building's stewards, maintaining it as necessary, introducing new elements with care, and being respectful of its basic ordering principles. Such buildings should not be made with features that become aesthetically obsolete in a short period. The means of production often become the date stamp on the building. As industry introduces new materials and processes, or as new methods of construction are introduced at the construction site, eager designers explore their technical or aesthetic possibilities. Each designer nudges the envelope of authentic insights regarding the new material or process. Initial uses of new materials and tools are often ersatz imitations of their predecessors. Aesthetic goals are often catalysts for exploration of a detail's technical possibilities. A well?composed detail has the potential to capture the essence of the building design in a vivid way, and can explain the relationships between the parts of the building they are joining.
Aesthetics
Allen, Edward (editor) / Rand, Patrick (editor)
Architectural Detailing ; 235-250
2016-05-31
16 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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