Shape Computation Lab

Entelechy I

 


Title:

Entelechy I: Towards a Formal Specification of John Portman's Domestic Architecture

Authors:

Heather Ligler and Athanassios Economou

Editors:

Bob Martens, Gabriel Wurzer, Thomas Grasl, Wolfgang Lorenz, Richard Schaffranek

Conference:

Real Time - Extending the Reach of Computation: Proceedings of the Thirty-Third Conference on Education and Research in Computer-Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe)

Series:

eCAADe 33

Volume:

1

Pages:

445-452

Publisher:

Technical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Publication date:

2015

WOS:

000372317300048

Keywords:

Shape grammars, Formal composition, John Portman

Abstract:

John Portman's work attracts much interest, although little scholarship exists that directly engages his contribution in formal composition. Most of the discussion of Portman's architecture tends to focus on his commercial work and hotels, although a key to understanding his work is found in his personal domestic projects where he has had the freedom to explore his architectural ideas. This study focuses on his first residence, Entelechy I, to begin outlining his design principles formally. The ambition is to open up the whole question of his architectural contribution in the United States and at large.

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