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colombia
Joined: 25 Apr 2004
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 Posted: Thu May 06, 2004 5:43 pm Post subject: what did Kahn mean |
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by "What does the building want to be?"
I'm a little confused... |
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WSA2003
Joined: 11 May 2004
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| Posted: Tue May 11, 2004 4:58 am Post subject: Re: What Kahn Said... |
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Kahn was refering to his thoughts on materiality within a building.
"What a building wants to be" is basically about designing a building that is true to its function and the materials that it is made from.
Kahn said that he wasn't arbitrarily able to cut an opening in a brick wall for instance but he said to the brick what do you want to be - the brick said an arch so the building has arched openings
not sure if that quote above is right but its something along that line.
hope it helps. |
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vhklee
Joined: 19 May 2004
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Location: Hong Kong
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| Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 10:29 pm Post subject: |
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yeh, something along that line~
but as for any other philosophical saying......it is up to u how u interpret the meaning of the words........  |
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