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Was René Magritte a Theoretician of Space and Architecture?
Started Jun. 27, 2009
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Deals with global research into the evolution of habitat and architecture as evolution of culture.
What would you tell somebody who says: architecture is the most important line of cultural evolution. The human body has conserved events of this line and the human brain has stored important parts of this process. Unfortunately the architects do no…
A very strong opinion indeed and one would wonder why!!! if you don't like it fine that is your opinion and you are welcome to it. Looking at your page I can understand it not appealing to you or your taste.
I on the other hand I think it's fantasti…
"i repeat....The Pritzker Architecture Prize"
Why don't you move to the WA Community where architectural quality is suggested by some sort of mega lottery! I assume they are waiting for you, the 6th session is just beginning with thousands of Pritz…
Regarding Peter Zumthor's Saint Benedict Chapel: I really can't relate to this. From outside it looks like a fodder silo of a farmhouse. No window except under the roof! The floor is about 6 meters in the air hanging within the tower, elevator feeli…
Regarding Peter Zumthor's Saint Benedict Chapel: I really can't relate to this. From outside it looks like a fodder silo of a farmhouse. No window except under the roof! The floor is about 6 meters in the air hanging within the tower, elevator feeli…
Lisa, ....thanks for the 'fairy tale picture...marvellous!
What would you tell somebody who says: architecture is the most important line of cultural evolution. The human body has conserved events of this line and the human brain has stored important parts of this process. Unfortunately the architects do no…
Deals with global research into the evolution of habitat and architecture as evolution of culture.
i read it, its a very interesting investigation :)
Arq. Carlos Combaluzier wrote (translated by Babelfish):
"before all we have to pose the question, "where does the society want to go?" ,
in order to be able to raise an architecture which expresses our contemporary culture … I see that we do not h…
What would you tell somebody who says: architecture is the most important line of cultural evolution. The human body has conserved events of this line and the human brain has stored important parts of this process. Unfortunately the architects do no…
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- Architecture needs research (like medecine started its research in the 16th century).The art historians are not competent. They have quite different perspectives!
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- The Present Relevance of the Primitive in Architecture, Architectural Anthropology, Research Series Nr. 1, 1992;
BALI DANCER LEARNS FROM DEITY
Bali dancer learns to dance from rice deity by "Polar Analogy". Mediating principle: 'PRO-portion' or 'categorical polarity' (like YinYang). Was the pre-analytical world in this way aesthetic? See: Heraclitus! See Greek 'hen kai pan'! (All-is-One-World)
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Regarding Peter Zumthor's Sain Benedict Chapel (Photos by Douglas Lima)
Regarding Peter Zumthor's Saint Benedict Chapel: I really can't relate to this. From outside it looks like a fodder silo of a farmhouse. No window except under the roof! The floor is about 6 meters in the air hanging within the tower, elevator feeling, prisoner atmosphere! Entrance glued on the side, not the least logics in regard to the access-place scheme so important for sacred layouts*. The whole concept shows the architectonically miserable "whatever crazy design: main thing it makes us fam… Continue
Posted on February 6, 2010 at 4:21pm — 3 Comments
BOLLNOW: HUMAN SPACE
WOW! By case I have discovered the following in the Library of MyarchN:
Somebody had listed the English translation of the most important book of the 20th century: Bollnow's "Human Space"! Its main point: Human space is not the same like the space concept of physics, astronomy and the universe. The Human concept of space looks back on a long historical or anthropological evolution and it is not homogeneous like universal space, but functions according to human conditions, movement and rest, or… Continue
Somebody had listed the English translation of the most important book of the 20th century: Bollnow's "Human Space"! Its main point: Human space is not the same like the space concept of physics, astronomy and the universe. The Human concept of space looks back on a long historical or anthropological evolution and it is not homogeneous like universal space, but functions according to human conditions, movement and rest, or… Continue
Posted on November 24, 2009 at 10:52pm — 1 Comment
GIFTED ARTIST PAINTER 'SANTO ARIZZI' WOULD LIKE TO OBTAIN SUPPORT FOR PAINTING IN NEW YORK
"Solitario" (loneliness), his contribution to the competition
Santo Arizzi, a highly gifted artist-painter from Italy hopes to get support for 3 months working in New York. Please help by giving him your voice in the Terna 02 'Contemporary Art Competition' in Italy. I think he would be very happy to… Continue
Posted on October 17, 2009 at 8:37am —
ARCHITECTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY / ARCHITECTURAL RESEARCH (By Nold Egenter)
Posted on October 6, 2009 at 7:03pm — 1 Comment
ANTHROPOLOGY OF HABITAT AND ARCHITECTURE - 5 LINES OF THE EVOLUTION OF CULTURE
We have set up this plate which shows the structure of the " Anthropology of Habitat and Architecture" approach respectively the composition of five lines (subhuman, semantic, domestic, sedentary, urban/imperial architecture) which could illustrate an evolutionary process in regard to human culture.… Continue
Posted on September 15, 2009 at 5:17pm — 2 Comments
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- At 2:23am on January 25, 2010,
Joop Koning said… - Hi Nold,
I`ve to slow don for a while.
I`ll have a heartsurgery operation to attend to.
Sop all will be standing still for a week of four,
Regards, Joop.
- At 8:34am on January 21, 2010,
majid rokni said… - hello nold
thanks for your email .
i have a 2 diffrent email :
1 = majid.r.arch@gmail.com
2 = nzrtfs@yahoo.com
please send for me your answer , i wait for your answer .
keep in touch .
- At 9:19am on January 8, 2010,
Nold Egenter said…
- At 4:48pm on January 7, 2010, Amos B. Sackie said…
I wounder what a copy of htis book could look like? An interesting bend in Architecture.
Seasons Greetings.
Amos
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Dear Amos,
I do not understand: which book do you mean?
With my best wishes for the New Year.........!
Nold Egenter
- At 4:48pm on January 7, 2010,
Amos B.Sackie said…
- Um!!!
I wounder what a copy of htis book could look like? An interesting bend in Architecture.
Seasons Greetings.
Amos
- At 3:00pm on December 31, 2009,
Elizabeth said… - I hope you have a very rewarding New Year, Nold!
- At 9:59am on November 7, 2009,
Tayyab said… - hi Nold, how r u? Takecare and have a good time
- At 4:05pm on October 31, 2009,
Katerina Stamatelos said…
- Thank you for the wonderful and insightful comments on my page!
I feel honored to call you myarchn friend!
- At 6:12pm on September 3, 2009,
Elizabeth said…
- Thank you for your kind comment on the 'glass botany'! This will show you why I have been late answering messages: time-lapse photography.
- At 4:03pm on August 12, 2009,
Elizabeth said…
- Hello Nold, how are you? I appreciate your contributions to the network. Are you engaged in further research at the moment? I have been travelling a lot (so I'm somewhat erratic here) and writing a manifesto on the spatial dynamics of political power.
- At 10:18pm on July 19, 2009,
Supriyo Nandy said… - Actually we met quite sometime back through Center for Built Environment,Prof.Santosh Ghose.You have sent me your Research book which is still a very prized possession for me.We had planned to do some work in the north eastern hilly states of India in the lines of your study in Japan.Still remember the dinner we had along with another friend of mine Unmesh Kirtikar.Somehow I lost track of you.Anyways let us keep in touch.Great hearing from you.
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