Within Speranza’s piece “Cities from the Bottom Up” one very important quote he highlights about the function of the city is “The objective of bottom…
Toward New Horizons – Ando From Ando’s piece “Toward New Horizons”, he discusses how his work changes from an experience focused work relating mostly to…
In his article, “Cities from the Bottom Up: 22@ Planning, A System Attached to Change”, Speranza writes about the initiatives of change within Barcelona’s neighborhoods…
I think this reading provides relevant background information in regards to the organization and morphology of several autonomous districts in Barcelona. The findings, and how…
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…
“…we need to know its history to understand it’s dynamic state”. I loved this tiny sliver from the reading so much because I felt like…
Towards New Horizons in Architecture by Tadao Ando This article discusses how to use abstract geometry and human figurative moments to create inspiring spaces. Architect TADO…
De Landa, Manuel. A thousand years of nonlinear history. Princeton University Press, 2021. Whether it is a nomadic nation or a city-state, the nonlinear history points…
Towards New Horizons by Tadao Ando, outlines the process of finding what the site or the place needs. Discovering the architecture the site is seeking…
Tadao Ando in “Toward New Horizons in Architecture” takes a philosophical approach to design in the modernistic era. He constanstly states that architecture is being…