Architecture: The richness of indetermination

Not knowing what architecture is should be the most pressing challenge of architecture. It could be thanks to this confusion that a new environment of questioning and creative challenges could flourish. Architecture could once again become the basis for a meaningful tale within cities, weaving toget...

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Main Author: Carolina Dayer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Bologna 2015-11-01
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Online Access:http://in_bo.unibo.it/article/view/5918
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description Not knowing what architecture is should be the most pressing challenge of architecture. It could be thanks to this confusion that a new environment of questioning and creative challenges could flourish. Architecture could once again become the basis for a meaningful tale within cities, weaving together material and immaterial heritage. Buildings constitute places that people inhabit from within and not as something outside of their realm. Spatial and temporal realities are inherent to the design of buildings while they are not necessarily inherent in the design of objects. The most valuable tool for architecture or design students is therefore the encouragement of critical, imaginative and independent thinking through his/her own discoveries in making.
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spelling doaj.art-d7ab7aeef66341e1bc315fd0286ce2d72022-12-21T18:21:50ZengUniversity of BolognaIn_Bo2036-16022015-11-016310.6092/issn.2036-1602/59185441Architecture: The richness of indeterminationCarolina Dayer0California Polytechnic State UniversityNot knowing what architecture is should be the most pressing challenge of architecture. It could be thanks to this confusion that a new environment of questioning and creative challenges could flourish. Architecture could once again become the basis for a meaningful tale within cities, weaving together material and immaterial heritage. Buildings constitute places that people inhabit from within and not as something outside of their realm. Spatial and temporal realities are inherent to the design of buildings while they are not necessarily inherent in the design of objects. The most valuable tool for architecture or design students is therefore the encouragement of critical, imaginative and independent thinking through his/her own discoveries in making.http://in_bo.unibo.it/article/view/5918IndeterminationChaosImmaterial HeritageDwellingImaginative Thinking
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title Architecture: The richness of indetermination
title_full Architecture: The richness of indetermination
title_fullStr Architecture: The richness of indetermination
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title_short Architecture: The richness of indetermination
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topic Indetermination
Chaos
Immaterial Heritage
Dwelling
Imaginative Thinking
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