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Title: The Architecture of Patterns by Paul Andersen and David Salomon
URL: The Architecture of Patterns
Purpose: to explain how redefining pattern today can unleash new developments in architecture that lead toward greater evolution in building design, instead of merely repetitive building design. This book explains how rethinking patterns is key.
Does How You Perceive Pattern Really Make a Difference?
This book, entitled The Architecture of Patterns
The authors point out how patterns are inherently playing a part in how we “see”. And the more we engage in perceiving patterns, the greater our chances are in creating design “interactions” as opposed to simply just the design of “things”. (Andersen and Salomon, p 47) I find such notions made within this book to be quite appropriate when considering where architecture has been, and where it is now headed.
As we delve into designing architecture that is more dynamic, transient and personalized, we as architectural designers need to re-think not only how we see pattern, but also how we integrate it within our built environments — as it does affect the very people that we design for, and it does become the very fabric by which our buildings behave to ultimately engage with them.
Patterns that Allow for Greater Variety and Diversification
This book will take you along a journey which begins by exploring how patterns have made their way into our world through both things and environments. Andersen and Salomon look at how pattern has evolved over time, and how with each step in its evolution it has yielded breakthroughs to better the lives of the people that use them.
Interestingly, The Architecture of Patterns
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What can flexibility do for you?
Let’s exaggerate for a moment and see if we can make what is flexible, even more flexible. The goal is to get you to push some design boundaries and of course, to use the idea of “flexible design” to get your architecture to that “cutting-edge”.
Of course, there is a find line between extreme flexibility and that ultimate point where something just breaks. But for now, let’s take a look at the following list which I’ve put together to get you thinking about how you can take full advantage of flexibility for your future designs.
The aim here is to design architecture that is both technologically, scientifically and aesthetically advanced, but to do this in a most humane and occupant-centered manner.
To get started, try asking yourself the following four questions and see if you can “strip away” what you take for granted to bring an innovative edge to your work: Read more
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Over the years, workplace design has evolved to become more and more flexible. Today, we see the workplace not only as a space in which to execute given tasks, but also as a place in which to interact, communicate and foster creativity. Different work environments call for a variety of different needs; and, one thing seems to be most consistent — design for flexibility.
DON’T FORGET THESE FEATURES
The article entitled “Design for the Changing Workplace” does a good job of describing some of the most popular qualities in the more successful work environments that we experience today. The following is a list of a few of these qualities as described in this article (1):
more teaming and informal interaction spaces more supports for virtual individual and group work integrated features for learning in the everyday flexibility in work locations relaxing features to help reduce stress bringing a sense of community to the work environment
THE PROACTIVE WORKPLACE
All in all, I think the following quote sums up a lot about today’s workplace designs — Read more
