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A work of architecture which is designed only from the exterior ceases to be architecture and becomes a stage set. Conversely, the reduction to just the spatial characteristics eludes the concrete signs and symbols underlain by its material nature. -Pierre Von Meiss
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1.1. FUNCTIONALITY OF SOLIDS VS. FUNCTIONALITY OF VOIDS A description of form tells what an object is, while a functional description tells what it accomplishes.
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2. About the Geometrical Description of Functional Spaces 2.1. Elements of Spatial Definition
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2. About the Geometrical Description of Functional Spaces 2.1. Elements of Spatial Definition
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2. About the Geometrical Description of Functional Spaces 2.1. Elements of Spatial Definition
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3.1. Solid and Void equals Figure and Ground Relationship 3.2. Spatial Radiance
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References
Architecture: Form, Space & Order, Francis Ching, ISBN 0-442-21535-5 Elements of Architecture, Pierre Von Meiss, ISBN 0-747-60014-7 Elements of Architectural Design, Ernest Burden, ISBN 0-442-01339-6 Principles of Form and Design, Wucius Wong, ISBN 0-442-01405-8
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Thanking you
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