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Illuminating quality in architectural reveals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 February 2010

Marcia F. Feuerstein
Marcia F. Feuerstein
Affiliation:
Virginia Tech, School of Architecture + Design, Washington Alexandria Architecture Center, 1001 Prince Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314, USA, [email protected]
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Extract

Traditionally, architecture mediates joints with mouldings whose qualities describe, like a human face, their character. In contrast, modern architecture uses a reveal or shadow to mark joints. This ubiquitous yet overlooked modern shadow has slipped between the cracks of architectural theory. Is the modern reveal, distained and beloved by architects, the sign of a building without quality?

Type
theory
Information
arq: Architectural Research Quarterly , Volume 13 , Issue 3-4 , December 2009 , pp. 231 - 239
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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