Reconsidering Ethics in the Tectonics of Architecture
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چکیده
The concept of tectonics has always been dependent on the duality between technology and representation. Botticher (1852) acknowledged the tectonic duality between structure and cladding. Semper (1951), conversely, highlighted the role of the joint in tectonics within its four elements of earthwork, hearth, framework–roof and enclosing membrane. His approach promoted the essence of the presence of modern professions, materials and systems. Sekler (1965) distinguished structure and construction from tectonics, whereas Vallhonrat (1988) claimed that the requirement of tectonics has made an impact on structures and construction. Moreover, while Frampton (1990, 2001) saw tectonics as the poetics of construction, Oxman posited, in 2012, that contemporary digital architecture transformed tectonics into informed tectonics, thus suggesting a new materiality. Accordingly, information is perceived as a type of material (Cache, 2002). The intent of this article is to discuss the ways in which the relationship between technology and representation can exist in contemporary tectonics, including informed tectonics.
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