Patrik Schumachers article “Parametric Patterns” discusses
the use of the ornament, decoration and spatial distribution to create an
atmosphere. “The human body was perhaps the first surface to receive designed
patterns. Architectural patterns thus have a broad and deep lineage, and one
should not expect them to have any well-defined, unitary function.”1
He relates the use of ornament and decoration to purposefulness of any
building, considered from three key principals: purposefulness of spatial
distribution, purposefulness of construction & purposefulness of ornament
or decoration.
With what has been said so far, he is distinguishing
buildings and structures by their decoration and ornament use, defying how the
purpose of the building should relate to the ornament and decoration used. E.g.
Grand decorations and structures would be used in a theatrical hall but would
not be found on a war memorial; instead decoration would create an atmosphere.
Parametric patterns need to go beyond merely visual effects,
they are to create atmospheres through artistic expression, reflect not only
the nature of the building but become a functional part of the building itself.
John Frazers article “The Architectural Relevance of
Cyberspace” highlights the effect of cyberspace rising in architecture. He sees
the computer as a ‘evolutionary accelerant’ that is pushing architecture into a
new realm where architects are able to explores theories and ideas with the
ability to model environmental scenarios. He suggest that “the symbolic
function of the new architecture is to make the invisible visible, not by monumentalisation
and formation expression… but as an essential part of their function.”3
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