[en] The square is reccurent pattern in recent projects from the AgwA office. The square can be considered a basic formal achievement of the mind. The contemporay architectural proliferation prevents all formal relevance. The absolute reduction of Ad Rheinhard's « black squares », a precedent ? Can shapelessness be applied to architecture? PHIL, an architectural study case in progress. Reduction of form : what about function and structure ? Vitruvian nihilism or Vitruvius reloaded ?
Disciplines :
Architecture
Author, co-author :
Vandenbulcke, Benoît ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'Architecture > Recherche en projet d'architecture
FALLON, Harold
Language :
English
Title :
Squares
Publication date :
2009
Event name :
Communicating (by) Design
Event organizer :
Hogeschool voor Wetenschap & Kunst School of Architecture Sint-Lucas & Chalmers University of Technology
