Diagram // engaging the complexity of the real

September 17, 2015 by bg-martin

Simply put, a diagram is a simplified drawing showing the appearance, structure, or workings of something; a schematic representation.

A diagram is a drawing that, stripped of all superfluous and distracting data, shows the general scheme or outline of an idea or object and its parts. It is a reductive graphic representation of the course or results of an action or process.

Categories: Architecture, concept, Drawing, representation • Tags: Bernard Tschumi, concept, diagram, drawing, Fracois Blanciak, graphic, representation, Stan Allen

Abstract // the replacement of nature

September 14, 2015 by bg-martin

Simply put, abstract exists in thought or as an idea that does not bear a physical or concrete existence. Traditionally relates to art that does not attempt to represent external reality, but rather seeks to achieve its effect using shapes, colours, and textures.

Categories: Architecture, Art, representation • Tags: abstract, Archispeaking, Architecture, art, diagram