Architectural Gestalt and some aspects of architectural thinking
Architectural Gestalt and some aspects of architectural thinking
Author(s): Gorun MANOLESCUSubject(s): Philosophy, Social Sciences, Psychology, History of Philosophy, Epistemology, Ancient Philosphy, Contemporary Philosophy, Cognitive Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Organizational Psychology
Published by: Editura Academiei Române
Keywords: architectural thinking; architectural gestalt; formative structure; logical structure of the functions; physical structure;
Summary/Abstract: We are largely surrounded by increasingly complex technical systems. These systems often border on the absurd even though they rely on logical and physical reality. This is because they move away from the “logical efficiency”of natural forms. This text approaches some specific aspects of entities which are achieved by human beings,i.e. those connected to their “formative structure”.I emphasize that the aesthetics and the functions of such products are determined by the consonance between the formative structure and a natural structure, and I called this “architectural thinking”. As an example, I consider the well-known “golden number” found both in the human body and in artistic and technical products such as Parthenon.Two questions which thistext addresses are: What is a “formative structure”? How can the consonance, or harmony, between such structure and that of a “natural” one be approached?
Journal: NOEMA
- Issue Year: XVI/2017
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 59-63
- Page Count: 5
- Language: English
