Archives For November 30, 1999

Amorphous is an irregularly shaped building that has no easily definable form.

Ordos museum

MAD // Ordos Art & City Museum, Gobi desert.

Definition of Amorphous

Deconstructivist is theĀ appearance characterized by vehemently non-rectilinear forms, and the juxtaposition of divergent and often angular components.

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Daniel Libeskind // Jewish Museum, Berlin

Definition of Deconstructivist

The term vernacular refers to the language or dialect of one’s native country, while its use in architecture is concerned with everyday, ordinary buildings rather than their monumental counterparts. Vernacular describes a traditional language of building, usually of unknown authorship, constructed from local materials to suit their native setting, indigenous climate, and specific local needs.

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