Introducing Metaxography in architecture

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In architecture, a designer's dilemma is not the design of a single object. It is instead the fact that buildings have different parts and features, the relationships between which are difficult to control. These parameters include a building's volumes, rooms, walls, ceiling, windows, stairs, colours etc. It would be easier to design a door that stands for itself, but all parts of architecture have to be understood in relation to each other. The same challenge presents itself in urban design: There are many different elements, which do not float separately in a meaningless vacuum. The complexity of urban design is increased by the fact that there are several buildings plus everything in between them: vegetation, parking lots, streets, squares, playgrounds and so on. It is again easy to design these spaces separately, but the conundrum of architectural relationships becomes unavoidable when one sees the whole.

Period12 Sept 2024

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  • TitleIntroducing Metaxography in architecture
    Media name/outletLinkedIn
    Media typeWeb
    Date12/09/2024
    DescriptionIn architecture, a designer's dilemma is not the design of a single object. It is instead the fact that buildings have different parts and features, the relationships between which are difficult to control. These parameters include a building's volumes, rooms, walls, ceiling, windows, stairs, colours etc. It would be easier to design a door that stands for itself, but all parts of architecture have to be understood in relation to each other. The same challenge presents itself in urban design: There are many different elements, which do not float separately in a meaningless vacuum. The complexity of urban design is increased by the fact that there are several buildings plus everything in between them: vegetation, parking lots, streets, squares, playgrounds and so on. It is again easy to design these spaces separately, but the conundrum of architectural relationships becomes unavoidable when one sees the whole.
    Producer/AuthorAntti Ahlava / Helsinki Zürich Office
    URLhttps://www.linkedin.com/pulse/introducing-metaxography-architecture-antti-ahlava-rlqff/?trackingId=D9K%2FKg5cYktYQwHAsD6v8w%3D%3D
    PersonsAntti Ahlava