Since the nineteenth century a discussion syncopating between notions of restoration and anti-restoration has been implicit to conservation theory. Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc (1814 – 1879), (in)famous for a restoration strategy combining historical accuracy with creative modification to ‘re-establish’ structures to a ‘finished state’ stands on the side of restoration.
William Morris and John Ruskin, founders of [...]
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Valletta basement
March 19th, 2010 · 1 Comment · architecture
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Methods (4)
January 2nd, 2010 · 2 Comments · Associative Processes, architecture
The third chapter as presented at the GRC conference;
By declaring my practice to be the subject of my own research – a strategy prescribed by RMIT - the limitations of architectural practice to perform on a discursive level in line with my practice objectives becomes increasingly more apparent. It is at this point that my [...]
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‘Odbjects’ (from; odd objects)
September 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · architecture
Riet Eeckhout also writes on this; Interested in space as tension (forces), as interactive fields between building elements…(on her InsideOpen blog)
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