Comments on: The Truth About Materials

By: Architecture as symbol « A Public Sketchbook

Architecture as symbol « A Public Sketchbook — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:24:12 +0000

[...] week we posted about the authenticity of materials and by extension of architecture. The underlying idea that architecture can embody meaning and [...]

By: Karynn

Karynn — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:29:01 +0000

I’m taking a leadership in organizations course this semester, and we recently talked about ways to represent power. One that my professor mentioned was the arrangement of furniture. You can easily expand this point to incorporate design and architecture. Because we are such visual creatures, we do rely on cues from our environment to make decisions about how say trustworthy an organization or business is. This is especially important for businesses to consider because architecture and design are integral in presenting, reinforcing, and expanding an image.

By: The real and the imitation « The Aesthetic Elevator

The real and the imitation « The Aesthetic Elevator — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:28:11 +0000

[...] culture, Environmental stewardship, Handmade, Siloam Springs. trackback Today’s post — The Truth About Materials — over at A Public Sketchbook is largely a follow up to my Autumn post Entropy, patina and the [...]

By: chrisbardt

chrisbardt — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:42:45 +0000

Thank you. We appreciate your comment.

By: earlstvincent

earlstvincent — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:23:39 +0000

Great post. Keep up the good work!