Concepts and ideas derived from the architecture of...

Carlo Scarpa:

Light as a tool for navigation - articulating the path.

Parts and whole - the idea of a 'whole' composed of a number of repeated shapes or geometries.

Interlocking as a means of joining.

Celebration of the corner.

Enhancing materiality through contrast. 

Alvaro Siza:

Seamlessness

Articulating the gesture of circulation, continuous movement.

Shadow as material/ornament.

Volume of homogenous materials carved out to create spaces - solid/void

Clear delineation between inside and outside.

Monolithic scale vs human scale.

Form follows function.

Subdivided Columns: A New Order (2010) - Michael Hansmeyer

Parametrically generated columns, 2.7m high. Between 8 and 16 million 

distinct surfaces per column. But how? Laser cut and stacked 1mm card.

[source: http://www.michael-hansmeyer.com/projects/columns.htm]

[source: http://johnstonarchitects.com/tag/subdivided-columns/]

Kawai Tsugite joint. 

[source: http://ezaenchkovskaya.tumblr.com/post/107499634687/purestform-kawai-tsugite-joint-shinobu]

'What Lies Beneath' - Gabby O'Conner

Ice berg undersides made of tissue paper and staples.

[source: https://gabbyoconnor.wordpress.com/2011/09/05/iceberg-at-night/]

Candy shop architecture.

[source: http://appleday.tumblr.com/post/21495421147]

Textures and the body. A snippet from 'Glow' by Chunky Move.

Originally posted by La Biennale di Venezia on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fc83SMKGjPY

The Subterrain. [Portugese Cistern in El Jadida]