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The autonomous design solution. Still, at some point building results from this autonomy. What of the aesthetic? The visual must be the critical forum of linguistic exchange. What is the system for developing this [rhetoric free] building language? Perhaps, this is the least developed, yet most integral part of the process. The struggle to autonomize interaction and programme inevitably leads to the question of aesthetic. If the aesthetic is defined by the designer, bias enters the equation. But, subjectivity is precisely what transparency seeks to eliminate. Bias creates confusion. Confusion creates opacity. Opacity impairs freedom of interaction. Remember, the aesthetic is the communicator of the language. Therefore, logistical architecture necessitates a designers ability to create an objective, ecumenical language. Architects as linguists. What are the extents a linguistic device can be applied? Does a successful aesthetic in Beijing translate to Cleveland? <continued> |
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