Mayne on Context

Thom Mayne spoke at Cornell recently, and dropped some gems: “His design philosophy opposes the “conservative” idea of “architecture as a contextual activity,” wherein buildings are simply efficient containers for the prearranged activities that take place inside them. Mayne prefers constructing large-scale “environments” wherein the architecture provokes an active dialogue: the buildings and its surroundings mutually interpret each other. Innovation arises in a matrix of conflicts – rather than necessarily underwriting the given function of a space, Mayne’s designs often challenge the idea of spatial coherence.”

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Posted: November 11th, 2009
at 9:03am by orangemenace


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