Straight and narrow: even without the curves, Shuhei Endo continues to experiment with corrugated metal.The work of the Shuhei Endo Architecture Institute is very familiar to the AR, and as such with some members of the Jury. While there were reservations that the angular angular /an·gu·lar/ (ang´gu-lar) sharply bent; having corners or angles. use of profiled metal sheeting in this their latest work was less refined than the previous pioneering continuous curves of their earlier work (ARs April 1997, December 2000), it was still felt that this project was distinctive, well executed and worthy of a commendation COMMENDATION. The act of recommending, praising. A merchant who merely commends goods he offers for sale, does not by that act warrant them, unless there is some fraud: simplex commendatio non obligat. . Earlier Endo work exploited the strength achieved when lengths of corrugated cor·ru·gate v. cor·ru·gat·ed, cor·ru·gat·ing, cor·ru·gates v.tr. To shape into folds or parallel and alternating ridges and grooves. v.intr. sheeting were lapped and bent into dynamic and structurally integral ribbons; this work is slightly disappointing in that it relies on less sophisticated preformed corner components. Nevertheless, a similar spatial ambiguity drew the jury's attention. Space here is not defined by function. Instead, it is formed as the surface folds to simultaneously define floor, wall, ceiling and roof. The continuity and reversal of the double-faced surface allows the distinction between outside and inside to blur blur (blur) indistinctness, clouding, or fogging. spectacle blur the indistinct vision with spectacles occurring after removal of contact lenses, especially non–gas-permeable lenses; it is , avoiding abrupt differentiation. Within a homogeneous The same. Contrast with heterogeneous. homogeneous - (Or "homogenous") Of uniform nature, similar in kind. 1. In the context of distributed systems, middleware makes heterogeneous systems appear as a homogeneous entity. For example see: interoperable network. townscape town·scape n. 1. The appearance of a town or city; an urban scene: "The high school . . . once dominated American townscapes the way the cathedral dominated medieval European cities" , openness and enclosure combine. Compared to earlier work, the result here is slightly more bulky bulk·y adj. bulk·i·er, bulk·i·est 1. Having considerable bulk; massive. 2. Of large size for its weight: a bulky knit. 3. Clumsy to manage; unwieldy. ; a symptom perhaps of the brief that required increased structural stiffness, providing internal and external decks capable of supporting the load of vehicles for sale. The solution, however, still exhibits an economy of means that is impressive, and detailed scrutiny of the construction sequence reveals just how successfully the structure has been composed to allow an otherwise flimsy, thin, lightweight material to form a composite structure with adequate structural integrity. The question still remains, however, as to just how much further the Shuhei Endo Architecture Institute can continue to exploit their interest in this particular material? R. G. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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