Experiment Two: Architectural Concepts

The two clients that I am designing the monuments for are:
Farshid Moussavi and Luis Barragan.

These two are very different in their architectural beliefs and thus, their concepts do not seem to overlap at all. Some concepts that define each architect include:

Farshid Moussavi:
-tessalation
-Repetition
-Environmental integration (ie she favours site specific architecture)
-reflection
-non linear
-illuminosity
-invisibility
-merging and camouflage
-geometric
-differentiation
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Luis Barragan:
-minimalistic/ simplistic
-contrasting
-distinctive/ distinguishable
-open and revealing
-evokes emotions
-density and heaviness
-juxtaposition to surroundings
-solid shapes
-simple/ uncomplicated
-bright and colourful


The concepts that I have decided to use are "environmental integration" for Moussavi and "minimalism" for Barragan.

This is because Moussavi favours buildings which merge into the environment, and she utilised glass and reflective surfaces on the facades of her buildings, so they reflect the elements that are surrounding the building

Barragan has very simplistic structures and he does not have a lot of detail within his buildings. They are normally simple shapes that are arranged to create a simple space.