As I have understood tectonics, it is the emphasis of the construction of the building rather than the form or program. I think this is one of the most beautiful techniques in architecture. Bringing this overarching scheme that essentially is the building and everything that surrounds the user down to the level of the observer is a way of involving said observer in the process of making the space. Tectonics brings the complex structural systems down to the level of the masses. Rather than hiding the systems and “keeping secrets” from the user, tectonics expound upon their meaning and explain the building clearly. Details within tectonics are what make this explanation beautiful and transcendental. Showing a steel grid can be ugly, but what makes it beautiful is how it relates to all the spaces in the program and unifies them all under one theme.
This has been my favorite read so far. I now have a deeper understanding of the relation of details at a large scale to those at a small scale. It’s funny that architecture must have its own definition of “details” in order for the use of the word to make sense.
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