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Paulo Mendes da Rocha — Structure Lifted into Suspension
Structure Lifted into Suspension
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Systems of Clarity
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Artist:
Paulo Mendes da Rocha
Field Notes:
concrete; span; lift

Structure Lifted into Suspension

Paulo Mendes da Rocha — Structure Lifted into Suspension

Structural elements detach from support.

Weight recedes.

Suspension holds.

What detaches from support?

Structure is usually grounded, yet contact withdraws.

Elements hover without anchoring.

What continues is form held in suspension.

Structural Concepts

Systems of Clarity
Order and coherence arise through disciplined systems and constraints.
Proportion
The relationship of size and measure between parts.
Boundary
The limit where one form, field, or space meets another.
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