Matthias Sauerbruch.Diagrams serve as communication tools; we make them in order to explain our design intentions to others (and ourselves). The design process is a journey that travels through territories of intuition intuition, in philosophy, way of knowing directly; immediate apprehension. The Greeks understood intuition to be the grasp of universal principles by the intelligence (nous), as distinguished from the fleeting impressions of the senses. and rationality. Quite often the diagram serves as means to rationalise Verb 1. rationalise - structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results; "We rationalized the factory's production and raised profits" rationalize our instincts. The best diagrams are explicit of the structure of both an idea and a physical condition like a building. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I chose this set of diagrams as they explain the metamorphosis metamorphosis (mĕt'əmôr`fəsĭs) [Gr.,=transformation], in zoology, term used to describe a form of development from egg to adult in which there is a series of distinct stages. a standard office building for the German Civil Service underwent in our design process. Almost like a transformation in nature, a building object made of a consistent number of elements changes identity through considerations of spatial perception, internal structure and urban integration. MATTHIAS SAUERBRUCH, SAUERBRUCH HUTTON ARCHITECTS Admired: The Naked City (opposite) by Guy Debord. I like this diagram, as it accurately describes the experience of the city. The mixture of a loose, sketchy composition and elements of 'scientific' cartography cartography: see map. cartography or mapmaking Art and science of representing a geographic area graphically, usually by means of a map or chart. Political, cultural, or other nongeographic features may be superimposed. of actual physical circumstances CIRCUMSTANCES, evidence. The particulars which accompany a fact. 2. The facts proved are either possible or impossible, ordinary and probable, or extraordinary and improbable, recent or ancient; they may have happened near us, or afar off; they are public or is a good mnemomic representation of the individual reading of an environment. Reversely, the diagram suggests an urban constitution defined by perception and memory. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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