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AccordingtoN.J.Habraken,intimateandunceasinginteraction betweenpeopleandtheformstheyinhabituniquelydefinesbuilt environment.TheStructureoftheOrdinary,theculminationofdecades ofenvironmentalobservationanddesignresearch,isarecognitionand analysisofeverydayenvironmentasthewellspringofurbandesignand formalarchitecture.Theauthorscentralargumentisthatbuilt environmentisuniversallyorganizedbytheOrdersofForm,Place,and Understanding.Thesethreefundamental,interwovenprinciples correspondroughlytophysical,biological,andsocialdomains. Historically,"ordinary"environmentwasthebackgroundagainstwhich architectsbuiltthe"extraordinary."Drawinguponextensiveexamples
fromarchaeologicalandcontemporarysitesworldwide,theauthor illustratesprofoundrecentshiftsinthestructureofeveryday environment.Oneeffectofthesetransformations,Habrakenargues,has beenthelossofimplicitcommonunderstandingthatpreviouslyenabled architectstoformallyenhanceandinnovatewhilestillmaintaining environmentalcoherence.Consequently,architectsmustnowundertake astudyoftheordinaryasthefertilecommongroundinwhichformandplace-makingarerooted.Infocusingonbuiltenvironmentasan autonomousentitydistinctfromthesocietiesandnaturalenvironments thatjointlycreateit,thisbooklaysthefoundationforanewdialogueon methodologyandpedagogy,insupportofamoreinformedapproachto professionalintervention.Readmore