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From Object to Field

“Field conditions moves from the one toward the many, from individuals to collectives, from objects to fields.” The field conditions in architecture is to from elements together by porosity and local interconnectivity and form things between things. Moreover, the field conditions defined by intricate local connections, interval, repetition, and seriality. 

Geometric vs. Algebraic Combination

The geometric and algebraic combination of classical architecture is basically the organization of geometric elements and to form the proportions of individual elements to a larger whole. Additionally, classical architecture dictates the relationship between individual elements to maintain in hierarchical order and preserve overall unity. There are two principles of combination, one is algebraic which uses numerical units to combine each element, and the other is geometric which uses figures to organize the elements to form a larger whole.

Walking Out of Cubism

The architectural design changes from cubism to minimalism after the sixties. Since the minimalist work wants to show its architectural condition, it displaced the object itself to the spatial field between the viewer and the object. Moreover, minimalist works are more toward unitary forms which go directly to use materials and create simple combinations. Postminimalism is hesitation, ontological doubt, painterly, informal, committed to tangible things and visibility.

Thick 2D: Moires, Mats

“One of the potentials of the field is to redefine the relationship between figure and ground.” These field combinations work between figure and abstraction, rebuild and organize them to produce vortexes, peaks, and the regular or repetitive of individual elements. “A moires is a figural effect produced by the superposition of two regular fields.” Moires is the combination of elements themselves, and the regular and repetitive of themselves according to mathematical rules.

Flocks, Schools, Swarms, Crowds

Boids design follows three rules: having a minimum distance from other objects; matching the velocities with other objects; moving towards the center of boids in its neighborhood. From swarms and crowds, architects could shift the idea from top-down forms of control to a more fluid, bottom-up approach. In addition, architects can solve problems using dynamics, crowds behavior, and complex geometries in motion.