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an early stage Building Information Modeller
for the rest of us, mere mortal architects
a little bit goes a lot further
The function of style by Farshid Moussavi is an interesting topic. The book, "The Function of Style," written by Farshid Moussavi, explores the concept of style in architecture and its role in creating meaningful buildings.
In the landscape of contemporary architecture, a casual observer might be struck by an overwhelming and seemingly contradictory diversity. Buildings twist with organic curvilinearity while others stand as sharp, crystalline shards. Some projects express a unifying, monolithic weight, while others appear to dematerialize into lightweight screens and filigree. This vast spectrum of formal expression, emerging from the 1990s to the present day, raises a crucial question for theorists and practitioners alike: Does this immense diversity reflect a lack of common purpose, a descent into arbitrary eclecticism?
Moussavi radically upends this view. She argues that style is not an elite stamp of authorship or a nostalgic reflection of a specific era. Instead, Materializing the Immaterial
Some critics argue that by focusing purely on material performance and affect, Moussavi divorces architecture from its historical, political, and socio-economic contexts. They contend that a building's style cannot be entirely separated from the cultural conditions under which it was built.
Published with the Harvard Graduate School of Design and ACTAR, the book is designed to be a highly productive, practical manual. Conclusion
The bulk of the PDF is a vibrant catalog of contemporary architecture. Moussavi does not just list buildings; she dissects them through :
As noted in her ArchDaily interview , Moussavi emphasizes that in a digital age, the physical, material, and stylistic choices of a building are essential for creating "affective spaces" that positively affect human experience. 4. Why "The Function of Style" Matters Today
The Function of Style represents the logical and necessary conclusion of this inquiry. Having established new ways of thinking about ornament and form, Moussavi turns her attention to the question that ties them together: how do we characterize the architecture of the present moment? If the 1970s were defined by Postmodernism and the 1980s by Deconstruction, Moussavi asks, how do we understand the immense formal diversity of architecture from the 1990s to today?
While many seek out a for academic research, the book's true value lies in its physical presence—the high-quality diagrams and photography serve as a visual atlas for what architecture can achieve when it stops worrying about being "pretty" and starts focusing on being "functional."
The opening 50 pages are a dense, critical essay. Moussavi traces the evolution of style from the 19th century (where style was a sign of epoch) to the 20th century (where modernism attempted to abolish it) and into the 21st century.
When designing, we need to be in touch with the various spaces we use. After all, we are not termites -- who live inside built matter of the walls. An architect is quite interested in knowing how the spaces are inter-related, and whether they
would work for our users. The walls come as a bye-product of having made these spaces.
TAD respects such an approach. That is why it is very easy to start designing directly in TAD itself. It is like having a scratch pad handy.
But if you think this is just a bubble diagramming too ... well, it is not. You can even create the entire model; including the built matter that is present in the building.
What it does NOT do is drafting. For that, you can easily export from TAD and use the regular CAD software that you were using earlier.
The adjoining photo shows the internal stack through the tiny row-house.
The west wall has a bit of glass blocks. It not just lights up the space
but it drives the air inside the stack. This is a intricate vertical space
that goes through the row house to provide ventilation -- all modelled
inside TAD
TAD helps you iteratively design. Like a potter at work. At any point in time, you can extract objective information such as areas, distances and so on. What is the point of designing a building only to realize at the final stages that some
mathematical criteria was not right?
This capability of querying into the design is very powerful. TAD has a built in language called "ARDELA" (ARchitectural DEsign LAnguage) That can be used to create add-ons to provide additional querying functionality. These add-ons probe into
your model and provide you answers.
We would be releasing a marketplace for these probes -- and also a simple way for you to write your own probes too
The adjoining photo, a small gazebo kind of space was carved out on the
terrace on one part of the split-level in the rowhouse. An ARDELA area
add-on (probe) did all the calculations. We were then confident that we
can get that semi-enclosed space, without it being counted by the municipality
(in India, these area calculations are known as FSI calculations)
Over 3 million of actual built projects done over last 30 years. (From the office that created TAD) Scores of unbuilt ones
Nerul, Navi Mumbai, India
Nerul, Navi Mumbai, India
Nerul, Navi Mumbai
The function of style by Farshid Moussavi is an interesting topic. The book, "The Function of Style," written by Farshid Moussavi, explores the concept of style in architecture and its role in creating meaningful buildings.
In the landscape of contemporary architecture, a casual observer might be struck by an overwhelming and seemingly contradictory diversity. Buildings twist with organic curvilinearity while others stand as sharp, crystalline shards. Some projects express a unifying, monolithic weight, while others appear to dematerialize into lightweight screens and filigree. This vast spectrum of formal expression, emerging from the 1990s to the present day, raises a crucial question for theorists and practitioners alike: Does this immense diversity reflect a lack of common purpose, a descent into arbitrary eclecticism?
Moussavi radically upends this view. She argues that style is not an elite stamp of authorship or a nostalgic reflection of a specific era. Instead, Materializing the Immaterial
Some critics argue that by focusing purely on material performance and affect, Moussavi divorces architecture from its historical, political, and socio-economic contexts. They contend that a building's style cannot be entirely separated from the cultural conditions under which it was built.
Published with the Harvard Graduate School of Design and ACTAR, the book is designed to be a highly productive, practical manual. Conclusion
The bulk of the PDF is a vibrant catalog of contemporary architecture. Moussavi does not just list buildings; she dissects them through :
As noted in her ArchDaily interview , Moussavi emphasizes that in a digital age, the physical, material, and stylistic choices of a building are essential for creating "affective spaces" that positively affect human experience. 4. Why "The Function of Style" Matters Today
The Function of Style represents the logical and necessary conclusion of this inquiry. Having established new ways of thinking about ornament and form, Moussavi turns her attention to the question that ties them together: how do we characterize the architecture of the present moment? If the 1970s were defined by Postmodernism and the 1980s by Deconstruction, Moussavi asks, how do we understand the immense formal diversity of architecture from the 1990s to today?
While many seek out a for academic research, the book's true value lies in its physical presence—the high-quality diagrams and photography serve as a visual atlas for what architecture can achieve when it stops worrying about being "pretty" and starts focusing on being "functional."
The opening 50 pages are a dense, critical essay. Moussavi traces the evolution of style from the 19th century (where style was a sign of epoch) to the 20th century (where modernism attempted to abolish it) and into the 21st century.
For far too long, we architects have not asked ourselves how we may do a better job in this world. Instead we just relied on some outside expertise and hand-me-downs. Let us rise and think for ourselves.