{"id":524,"date":"2023-08-07T15:01:18","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T15:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chosenviber.net\/?p=524"},"modified":"2023-08-07T23:33:34","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T23:33:34","slug":"back-to-basics-what-is-the-meaning-of-tectonic-in-architecture-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chosenviber.net\/index.php\/2023\/08\/07\/back-to-basics-what-is-the-meaning-of-tectonic-in-architecture-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Back to Basics: What is the Meaning of \u201cTectonic\u201d in Architecture Today?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Architizer’s new image-heavy daily newsletter<\/strong>, <\/a>The Plug<\/a>,<\/strong> is easy on the eyes, giving readers a quick jolt of inspiration to supercharge their days. Plug in to the latest design discussions by subscribing.<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n When we discuss tectonics, we invariably draw from its Greek origins, where tekton<\/em> translates to ‘builder.’ This etymology, however, only scratches the surface of the term’s rich historical and conceptual dimensions. Tracing the roots of architectural tectonics brings us back to the early philosophical discourse about architecture in Ancient Greece, the civilization that first recognized architecture as a distinct discipline. This thought process laid the foundation for Vitruvius, a Roman architect and engineer, to articulate the fundamental principles of good architecture: firmitas<\/em>, utilitas<\/em>\u00a0and venustas <\/em>\u2014 firmness, utility and delight. Vitruvius’s treatise implicitly addressed tectonics by acknowledging the integral relationship between a building’s materiality, structural logic and spatial manifestation.<\/p>\n Such a straightforward translation of tekton<\/em> to ‘builder;’ however, does not convey the depth or breadth of this architectural concept. Tectonics is a language of architecture, and fluency in this design dialect translates into a methodology that sews together each of the architectural elements and systems we intend to use in our projects, connecting them into coherent, meaningful entities. Tectonics gives structures their lifeblood \u2014 it infuses them with a sense of place, purpose and identity by bridging design, materials, construction methods and structural logic.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n