SHoP’s Versioning solidified a few concepts I was questioning for
the matrical analysis. The
discussion of versioning begins with a traditional idea of how the term implies
replicating an original that can be traced and measured through evolution of
one specific source. In this case,
versioning relies on a design agenda and is centered on detailed actions. The example of the highway
system better explains this thought. It is explained that there is no one basis highway;
rather there are various components of highways that are sued to construct a
road better for its context. It is
not relied on one prototype, which is unimportant to versioning.
Side note:I found it fascinating that Brunelleschi used a method of
versioning for his Duomo. Based on the loading pattern, there is not one master brick for the project,
representation :modelling :: modelling : versioning
This linear expression is in essence our projects for the first
half of the semester.
I really enjoyed reading about the take on versioning in terms of
the ‘façade’. The way we see facades has dramatically changed over
centuries. Today we see facades as
skins of building. This stems from
not only aesthetic implications, but also structural. The model of the load bearing Renaissance façade is compared
to the invention of the steel frame in which the plan does not have to correlate
with the elevation. This allowed
for more design freedom. Lastlty,
the readers are presented with Dieste’s skins and the abstractions behind the
geometry.
Dieste's church in Uruguay
In Angelil’s Inchoate, we see a method of versioning explained
and analyzed in the case of architectural education. With technology
ever changing, the teaching behind this field must adapt quickly. I find it difficult to work with
professors who are resistant to the changing world, whether in concept, theory,
technology, etc.
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