04 Ando Reading

Towards New Horizons in Architecture

I related to the idea of a crystallization of thought rather than a reduction of quality, and I think it’s an important distinction to make. The idea that taking several disparate elements and from that arriving at a stillness of thought or a sudden realization is fascinating. There are so many facets that can be applied to both architecture and urban design, and with that comes contradictory elements. With regards to water and nature in this project, how do we emphasize and abstract our relationship with water while not reducing its quality? I think relating the ways that we interact with water in our lives, the ritualistic procedures we follow, will allow for spatial restructuring of these elements.