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FLOCKS AND CROWDS (IANNIS XENAKIS)

The concept that Allen presents is the relationship between the created environment and the interaction between individuals and the space. In both examples, Stan Allen describes that both flocks and crowds individually have the control over how the take space within a larger area. The individuals take control of the space and it follows its own comfortable guidelines. This is important as to analyze the control an individual has over a created space.

GEOMETRIC VS. ALGEBRAIC (STAN ALLEN)

This idea of creating a larger picture through the geometric/algebraic relationship is one that analyzes the shapes, proportions, and hierarchy between individual elements. The creation that hierarchy has between shapes allows for the unity as a whole to be kept. If the hierarchy lacks there would be a creation of different spaces, not one as a whole.

MINIMALISM (PETER EISENMAN)

Walking out of cubism reflects on the relationship that different classical styles had upon the evolution into minimalism. The creation of connected forms through the experimentation of different materials. There is this evolution of minimalism that changes into different principles into what is now post minimalism. This relationship of being similar, but different is one that this subject evaluates.

FROM OBJECT TO FIELD (TOYO ITO)

The concept of object to field is the ability of the shape being an individual entity, but having a connection between parts as a whole. This allows for research that integrates different spaces, yet is is connected through internal relationships, creating something that becomes whole through different parts.

THICK 2-D (AGNES DENES)

In this section Allen reflects on the ability that thickness has on creating a figure-ground diagram through space. This allows for the study of the in-between, to analyze the individual relationships with neighboring shapes to create that solid and void. There is also different principle within this idea, moire; the creation of unexpected behaviors that two regular shapes create. This reminded me of how two particle interact with one another, either they attract or they separate.