In a message dated 10/2/2008 6:12:38 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Frances to Luis Fontanills architect... Permit me to start a new topic on the subject of delimited spaces that are "commandeered" or "constructed" and which may be found or made by nonhuman organisms to rest in or live in, such as hollows and caves or hives and nests and dens. It is my ongoing curiosity as to whether your field of study permits such habitants and habitats into its arena of its theoretical interest. This admission may also include the use of say caves by humans as permanent living quarters, and whether such "natural" areas are held to be architectural in some way. This curiosity assumes that architecture as a general kind of object or typical class need not necessarily admit token edifices that are aesthetic or artistic; but that might be another issue to wrestle with. Frances, I am aware of many architects that are influenced and incorporate concepts/patterns/structural components of nonhuman organisms. I recall a class around 1979 at Pratt Institute, while studying architecture, that was called "Morphology". It studied/compared the animal/plant world and its structures, both their bodies, and where applicable, their constructed habitations. I would venture to say that all the structures of the world, even the universe, are of interest to architects and become incorporated in their thinking and work. Luis Fontanills Architect **************New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out! (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000001)
