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A cohesive whole consists of individual or local characteristics in which its aesthetic beauty can be defined by geometric or algebraic principles. These forms defined by these principles can be organized by continuing to add/extend the local characteristics as more individualized fragments, or incorporating “basic geometric schema” (94) to complete the whole. Though one method seems separate and the other more cohesive, it still results in a condition that is s unified structure, as shown in Le Corseiber’s Venice Hospital. The similarity of the repetitive rectangular shapes weaves the structure together.

Local vs. Field spaces

Approaching a field in a geometric or numeric visual can depend on culture. The movements and rituals of the tradition determines which principle can be best applied to heighten the experience of the people who occupy that space, as well as facilitating movement in organized and understandable way. Western architecture values the notion of closure in which when a form is completed, “nothing can be added or taken away” (93), whereas Eastern architecture continues adding similar schemes, which allows for improvement and adaption over centuries.

Closed vs. Added phrases

The transition from “decorative” (95) painting and sculpture to minimalism proposed a new approach to think about the form and the space surrounding it (people, sun, air, etc.). This then new ideology is also used in architecture today as a guideline to shaping a space that can enhance the experience of a person occupying the space. By using simple and three-dimensional geometrical patterns and highlighting the material being used (shiny, sharp, solid/transparent shadows), the person can subconsciously identify the characteristic that engages them in that space.

Movement

The local characteristic does not have to rearrange or deform itself in order to produce a powerful whole; rather, the whole is made beautiful because the local characteristic is so evocative. This is what Allen describes as an “indifferent to overall form,” where the local level does not necessarily concern itself with the end result because it follows local parameters that establishes some sort of pattern or rhythm.

Within the lines

A type of building (“The library, the musem, and the concert hall.” 101) has a visual association to it and furthermore those institutions shapes the physical structure’s meaning to the people who visit them. Even a “transparent” proposal will signify an association just from the concept of wanting something more generalized within all the different types of institutions. Instead of trying to achieve that perfect transparency or trying to introducing a new association for that institution, it is more valuable to create a structure that initiate a good experience for the people.

Weaving