‘The Signature of Architecture’: Compositional Ideas in the Theory of Profiles

Hill, Michael; Kohane, Peter

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“…Santiago Calatrava stated in his lecture at the Technion in 2006 that he started his design from sketching), we might zoom into this process on a sole example of a sheet of sketches by Michelangelo Buonarroti (1525) of his design of the staircase of Biblioteca Laurenziana in Florence (Michelangelo 2002, Hill and Kohane 2015, Calatrava 2006. These sketches shift with ease from large-scale details of the columns' profiles to two versions of an overall perspective view of the staircase, which show a visual comparative study of the two versions of an idea of spatial inter-relationship between the flights of stairs ascending to the entrance to the library: parallel or converging.…”

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Basic Visual Disciplines in Heritage Conservation: Outline of Selected Perspectives in Teaching and Learning

Lobovikov-Katz

2017

Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci.

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ABSTRACT:Acknowledgement of the value of a basic freehand sketch by the information and communication community of researchers and developers brought about the advanced developments for the use of sketches as free input to complicated processes of computerized visualization, so as to make them more widely accessible. However, a sharp reduction and even exclusion of this and other basic visual disciplines from education in sciences, technology, engineering and architecture dramatically reduces the number of future users of such applications. The unique needs of conservation of cultural heritage pose specific challenges as well as encourage the formulation of innovative development tasks in related areas of information and communication technologies (ICT). This paper claims that the introduction of basic visual disciplines to both communities is essential to the effectiveness of integration of heritage conservation needs and the advanced ICT development of conservation value, and beyond. It provides an insight into the challenges and advantages of introducing these subjects in a relevant educational context, presents some examples of their teaching and learning in the modern environment, including e-learning, and sketches perspectives to their application.

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Basic Visual Disciplines in Heritage Conservation: Outline of Selected Perspectives in Teaching and Learning

Lobovikov-Katz

2017

Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci.

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Dismantling the Face: Faciality and Architectural Space in the Age of “Control Societies”

Themistokleous

2022

Architecture and Culture

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Assessment of Architectural Typologies and Comparative Analysis of Defensive Rammed Earth Dwellings in the Fujian Region, China

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Zhang,

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Tulou, Tubao, and Zhailu all belong to the same vernacular architectural defensive rammed earth dwellings in Fujian; however, because of the similarity of their earthen defensive functions and fortress architectural systems, they are easily confused by scholars and there is still a gap in distinguishing the in-depth differences between the three. For the first time, this article develops a proper architectural typology with a comparative analysis of five aspects (origin and prototype, plan and type, building function and settlement typology, structure type and construction technology, and ethical concept and settlement model) to distinguish their architectural features. We find that they have different architectural prototypes and plan types. Tubao is a defensive dwelling with a residential function, Tulou is a defensive dwelling with a residential function, and Zhailu is a dwelling that combines living and defense. They have six different structural types. Although Tulou has the simplest structure and the thinnest rammed earth wall, its construction technology is the best. Tubao and Zhailu have more clearly defined architectural levels than Tulou, and Tubao’s hierarchy is the most significant. Therefore, we prove that despite their similarities, they are different types of buildings. This study helps to provide a methodological guide for identifying other, similar buildings and serves as a manual for the restoration and sustainable development of defensive rammed earth dwelling.

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‘The Signature of Architecture’: Compositional Ideas in the Theory of Profiles

Cited by 4 publications

References 10 publications

Basic Visual Disciplines in Heritage Conservation: Outline of Selected Perspectives in Teaching and Learning

Basic Visual Disciplines in Heritage Conservation: Outline of Selected Perspectives in Teaching and Learning

Dismantling the Face: Faciality and Architectural Space in the Age of “Control Societies”

Assessment of Architectural Typologies and Comparative Analysis of Defensive Rammed Earth Dwellings in the Fujian Region, China

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