Fundamental Concepts of Architecture : The Vocabulary of Spatial Situations

201 artistic memorials (sculptures) – need not necessarily assume such a monumental appearance. For a structure to function as a ...

202 velopment; on the other, it supplies reference points for future development. Literature: Rossi 1966/1982 > appeal, atmos ...

203 Elementary modes of movement can be characterized through (pre-)positions such as approaching, entering, be- ing inside of, ...

204 example, to the pull of a cupola, and inciting us to ascend, for example on > staircases and ramps. During each phase of ...

205 movements. Through repeated actions and through famili- arity with a given space, movements are often condensed to produce g ...

206 Nonetheless, constructive-spatial characteristics play a role for the effects of odours. Aside from the expansive or constri ...

207 ating various > atmospheres. Given its penetrating character and subliminal effects, aromas are especially well suited to ...

208 tion and connection can be varied in graduated ways. De- pending on their forms and positioning, openings endow a room with ...

209 The variety of types, sizes and positions of openings is vis- ible on the outside of the building – not just on the richness ...

210 comprehensible through the > readability of their organiza- tional plan. Before architecture can be understood, finally, ...

211 possess their own Prägnanz, a tension capable of binding the individual elements together. The technical rationality of a bu ...

212 on the other hand, threatens to turn into repression, regular- ity into monotony, simplicity into banality. > intermediat ...

213 ance, while a building in particular is oriented in relation to views of the vicinity. The way in which one occupies a build ...

214 find our way in unfamiliar buildings. We might ask, however, whether the ideal spatial order is one that would reveal itself ...

215 this structure, it becomes integrated with constructive > de- tail. Then, the elaboration of joints, seams and connection ...

216 Just as architectural order and techniques of assembly have been given expression via ornamentation, more recently, it has b ...

217 a key position. There, we feel embraced by the spatial shell in an encompassing gesture, but also made to feel insecure. Whi ...

218 deposits of dark material accumulate in depressions, while exposed surfaces become polished or bleached, the result is a cha ...

219 which invest buildings and objects with personal character in the form of documentary collages or improvised bricolage. The ...

220 > ascent, base, entrance, facade, ground, ingress and exit, in- termediate space > form character, transparency > g ...