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<p>Ornament is currently acquiring a new status in architecture. Parametric design and digital production of building components are radically altering its role. The free forms of ornament are no longer antithetical to the constructive geometry of a building; rather, both are designed and produced according to the same logic and using the same tools. The old opposition between structure and ornament has been eliminated. This opens up a wealth of new possibilities of interaction between function
- Author
- Pell, Ben
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser Architecture
- Published
- 2010
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9783034602211
- Subjects
- Art, Architecture, Arts
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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