The Concept of Plastic Form

From the authors: “The basic organization of any form is either continuous or discontinuous. Natural formations (rocks, rivers, tress) and mo of man;s devices (airplanes, dishes, chairs, lavatories) are continuous in form. Reflect for a moment on what these objects would be i others accepted the same limits which architects have accepted for architecture. Can one imagine a ship without a graceful, sweeping hull or a piece of tableware without flowing lines? An observation of an interior space usually reveals that the sole object making only 90 degree junctures is the container itself – the room. On the assumption that form takes its shape from functional and aesthetic factors, should architecture be excluded?” 

 

Architecture at Rice #15