Category / Architecture
The Semantics of Architecture
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Architectural Anatomy
It is almost a fun fact that many architects cannot clearly define the discipline of architecture. Often, the definition relies, quite uncertainly, on intuitive recognition (“I can not define it, but I know it when I see it”). However, there are many definitions that are being sought at the boundary between intuitive and analytical because…
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Style – Stylistics
Style is a crucial element of an architect’s work, a tool they use to sign and distinguish their creations. However, it should not be viewed as a choice that exists independently of the larger architectural discourse. Many young architects fall into the trap of thinking that they can choose their own unique style, often prioritizing…
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Four Corners of the Gaminite Circle
This text represents the normative grammatic for understanding the architectural project “The Three Corners of the twofold Circle“ Prologue Four Corners of the Geminate Circle is a Jungian concept that will be the central theme of this text which will once again culminate in architectural exegesis. Besides Jung’s thesis, the aesthetic categorization by Benedetto Croce…
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Shadow
Carmina Figurata Shadow, the oculus through which one looks at the downside of Persona. Dark dimensions of demonic mono-dialogues are suppressed by identity under the influence of anonymous authority (public opinion). Orphic lines in which the shadow prints its deconstructed sentences, are suggested by the persona’s anatomy. The remains of the area in which the…
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Persona
Monosemic Allegory As we know, Persona is some sort of an “intermediator”, between personality and social environment. In the real world, this intermediary exists in two parallel planes as two parallel entities. There is a “Private persona” and there’s also a “Public persona”. However, in the world of social networks, virtual relationships, fabricated idols and…
