Hi Everyone,
On Fri, 1 Nov 2013 at 10:50:24 -0400 Patsy Wang Iverson wrote: >Thought some on this list may be interested in seeing some origami-inspired buildings: http://architizer.com/blog/folding-architecture-top-10-origami-inspired-buil dings/ The list makes interesting viewing, but in my opinion many of the selected buildings are more faceted than folded. Origami implies a form whose origins as a sheet are evident. A faceted form implies a form that was carved from a solid block or assembled from many irregular polygons, which to me is how many of the buildings appear. This confusion among designers between 'folded' and 'faceted' is common. Here are links to a few buildings whose inspiration from origami are more clearly discernible: http://plusmood.com/2008/11/chapel-for-the-deaconesses-of-st-loup-localarchi tecture-danilo-mondada/ and http://www.revistaseccion.com/concurso-de-fotografia/i-concurso-fotografia-a rquitectura/concurso-de-fotografia-arquitetura/mezquita-arg-357.html and http://www.ogaa.jp/project/PLTM/PLTM02.htm There are many other examples, especially of roof forms. Paul Jackson
