Beyond the austerities of digital techniques,
elegance concerns refinement, precision and formal opulence. It integrates an
aesthetic desire, unleashing a visual intelligence pertinent for all design
fields at all scales. Architecture is an expression of our mood as a culture. It reflects our interests and it mirrors the preoccupations of our time. We learn from the processes, formations, structures and natural life in the environment to inspire our design. It reflects our interests and it mirrors the preoccupations of our time. There is more to architecture than the creation of beautiful forms, and it must involve all of our senses.
Elegance has the ability to push forward the discourse of contemporary architecture by accepting that simple architectural compositions require an accompanying visual aesthetic as sophisticated as the current techniques used to generate form. The feeling of a soft breeze, the acoustics in a cave or the ambience of natural light through a tree canopy – these are elements we cannot draw, but try to involve in the experience of architecture. Our built environment must not just reflect our culture and the age we live in but it must also delight those who use it and are affected by it. Our built environment is constantly in transition: it is kinetic and it is at once a reminder of the past and a predictor of the future. It is an expression of our conscious values and the sate of our economies.
Elegance has the ability to push forward the discourse of contemporary architecture by accepting that simple architectural compositions require an accompanying visual aesthetic as sophisticated as the current techniques used to generate form. The feeling of a soft breeze, the acoustics in a cave or the ambience of natural light through a tree canopy – these are elements we cannot draw, but try to involve in the experience of architecture. Our built environment must not just reflect our culture and the age we live in but it must also delight those who use it and are affected by it. Our built environment is constantly in transition: it is kinetic and it is at once a reminder of the past and a predictor of the future. It is an expression of our conscious values and the sate of our economies.
Reference:
"Elegance" by Ali Rahim & Hina Jamelle
http://koichitakada.com/studio-philosophy/
"The Architecture of
Adrian Smith, Som: Toward a Sustainable Future" By Adrian Devaun Smith, Robyn
Beaver
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