Translation and/or representation

Thinking, looking at, drawing, building... architecture is always proposing shifts from abstract territories (digital or mental) to material bodies. This information transfer needs some synthesis to be done within its associated representation. Just like in Borges’ maps, what is the point...

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Main Author: Rykwert,Joseph
Language:English
Published: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Escuela de Arquitectura 2006
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-69962006000200005
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Summary:Thinking, looking at, drawing, building... architecture is always proposing shifts from abstract territories (digital or mental) to material bodies. This information transfer needs some synthesis to be done within its associated representation. Just like in Borges’ maps, what is the point of representation if there is no interpretation involved?.