WEEK 9 Article Theories

The characteristics of architecture is integrating functionalism and coordinate the organic relationship between man, nature and buildings. The humanistic approach is in full evidence there: warm colors, and undulating lines and the dual nature of existence. It is an architecture of duality – the dual nature of existence – solid/void, light/dark, stark/serene.  The structure set about dissolving rigid order by using curving rather than flat concrete slabs to create fluidity between spaces. Fluted slabs white concrete with a bush-hammered finish forms the walls, while a crescent-shaped pond wraps the building. 

The second consideration was light, light is an important controlling factor.  The primary reason is to create a place for the individual, a zone for oneself within society.Visitors can experience the light that literally falls from the sky, as if a dialogue between man and nature is taking place. And when the external factors of a city's environment require the wall to be without openings, the interior must be especially full and satisfying.  The way in which the concrete is poured and formed gives the concrete a luminous quality when exposed to natural light. 

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