1.The readings refer to tectonics in a variety of settings; tectonic/stereotomic, tectonic/atectonic, topos/typos/tectonic, representation/ontological, rhythm, corporeal metaphor, ethnography, and technology. Briefly define each term and provide an architectural example that embodies the condition.
Tectonic / stereotomic. Light weight, frame like construction – Camping Tents, Tipis / heavy weight, earth constructions – Adobe pueblos
Tectonic / atectonic. Elements that are shown in the building, you see how the building works and is supported – Suspension Bridges / The construction elements are hidden
Topos/typos/tectonic. Site/Type/Structure – Where is it. What is it for. How does it work.
Representational/ontological What I it is as a building and structure. What it represent, the significance on a non-construction manner.
Rhythm. The repetition of elements. Ex. Columns in the Parthenon
Corporeal metaphor. The experience of a building, how being in a space makes you feel. Vals Thermal Baths - Peter Zumthor.
Ethnography. Interaction and relevance of people with a site, building.
Technology. Technology is a great tool for architecture, it helps to make things easier to understand, faster to make, create more interesting buildings, but it should not mandate and guide the path of architecture.
2. Kenneth Frampton writes that this study of tectonics "seeks to mediate and enrich the priority given to space", what is a dominant trend in Western architecture of today and how does tectonics relate to this trend?
Today in western architecture you can see that most of the construction is guided by how it can be build faster and cheaper, and then cover up the exterior to make it sort of – beautiful – but it loses its origin, I think that you don’t see any of the tectonics, just a layer of drywall.
3. "Greek in origin, the term tectonic derives from the work tekton, signifying carpenter or builder". How has the the impact of Albert Einstein's theory of relativity and other space-time models altered tectonic etymology?
Tectonic etymology used to refer to a carpenter or a build, the individual in charge of building a shelter After Einstein’s theory of relativity and other space-time models made the world realize what would happen if the space we live in is relative, the carpenter or builder would be in charge of creating something relative also, of find a way to make it.
4. Vittorio Gregotti states in 1983, "(t)he worst enemy of modern architecture is the idea of space considered solely in terms of its economic and technical exigencies indifferent to the ideas of the site". If the intention of site is to situate human in the cosmos, how then does site infer from a contemporary landscape that has been graded, conditioned, tamed, treated, sculpted, mapped, engineered, essentially re-created by humans?
Vittorio Gregotti states that the way buildings are being constructed this days is just the fast way to do them, you just get the building you can afford, build it as fast and cheap as you can in a landscape that has been manipulated for its advantage, and sell it or make a profit out of it. I think that we are forgetting about finding not just the easiest and commercial way to build, but to find a relationship between the building and its site, the materials you can use, try not to change dramatically the area. I think that the buildings that can achieve this balance are the ones that are more famous and recognized and that is something that every architect should look for.
5. Is architectural tectonics applicable or relevant in a world of global mobilization? State and explain your position.
I think that it is very relevant, as we grow and become more globalized and connected, the world is able to share knowledge in technology and new ways of building, I thing that is a good thing when you encounter problems in construction that might been already solved in other parts of the world.
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