Zoltan Pali.Everything is a diagram [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] There are several diagrams in every building: a programmatic pro·gram·mat·ic adj. 1. Of, relating to, or having a program. 2. Following an overall plan or schedule: a step-by-step, programmatic approach to problem solving. 3. one, a structural one, a mechanical one, a solar one; there are sectional sec·tion·al adj. 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a particular district. 2. Composed of or divided into component sections. n. diagrams, elevation elevation, vertical distance from a datum plane, usually mean sea level to a point above the earth. Often used synonymously with altitude, elevation is the height on the earth's surface and altitude, the height in space above the surface. diagrams, circulation diagrams and so on. Any one can be the driving force for our projects (seen here is the Oshry residence), or often a combination of several of these diagrams will influence a project's outcome. One can relegate rel·e·gate tr.v. rel·e·gat·ed, rel·e·gat·ing, rel·e·gates 1. To assign to an obscure place, position, or condition. 2. To assign to a particular class or category; classify. See Synonyms at commit. the diagram to just the plan, however we don't think in terms of only plan. Diagrams bring different aspects that float around in the brain, and are more than just two-dimensional. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] For me the diagram must exist in the mind well before pen hits paper. It comes to me in half-sleeps, during the painful process of staring stare v. stared, star·ing, stares v.intr. 1. To look directly and fixedly, often with a wide-eyed gaze. See Synonyms at gaze. 2. To be conspicuous; stand out. 3. at a blank sheet of paper. None of it is glorious, rather it is just my job--that is, the job of solving a problem in the most elegant and simple way. This is what they hire me to do as an architect, and it is in my opinion only resolved through the diagram process. To ask, therefore, 'to what extent is the diagram important to your work?', is almost like asking, 'to what extent is your brain important to your work?' The diagram represents how things begin, and as such is an indispensable part of the process. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Of course, ultimately the design of the project cannot become a slave to the diagrams in your head. Buildings as they evolve through the design and then construction phases are much more complex. But without starting with a clear and simple diagram, the design of a project will be a disaster, as things get more and more complicated. Without a framework to hold it all together (namely the diagram), the design of a project will fall apart. While some architects may start with a series of complexities and try to simplify as the process unfolds, I for one need to start with a simple idea and let it become more complex around the core idea as the process unfolds. The process does not stop until the last screw is set in, and if all is done well, even that last screw and how it is screwed in will be part of that early simple idea, the diagram. ZOLTAN PALI, STUDIO PALI FEKETE ARCHITECTS [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Admired ad·mire v. ad·mired, ad·mir·ing, ad·mires v.tr. 1. To regard with pleasure, wonder, and approval. 2. To have a high opinion of; esteem or respect. 3. : I enjoy the diagrams of California Case Study maestros, Ellwood, Koenig, Ain and Lomax to name a few. There were no tricks, no cerebral cerebral /cer·e·bral/ (se-re´bral) (ser´e-bral) pertaining to the cerebrum. cer·e·bral adj. Of or relating to the brain or cerebrum. masturbations, no overwrought o·ver·wrought adj. 1. Excessively nervous or excited; agitated. 2. Extremely elaborate or ornate; overdone: overwrought prose style. intellectual academic thought processes This is a list of thinking styles, methods of thinking (thinking skills), and types of thought. See also the List of thinking-related topic lists, the List of philosophies and the . , but rather a clean geometric problem-solving approach to create a better built environment. All things were considered: where light was coming in, where views were, how the structure was going to be handled, how the sun was to be blocked, where the mechanical stuff was to run, what was on the site and last but not least, what things cost--not only in material and its waste but what things cost in human effort. There really is no way to get there without the process of good diagramming. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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