W h a t is A r c h it e c t u r e ?
F in d in g o u t th e tru e e x is te n c e o f s p a c e is th e p u re g o a l fo r a rc h ite c tu re . D ra w in g o u t s c e n e s , p la n s a n d s e c tio n s is ju s t a w a y o f g e ttin g in tim a te w ith th e s p a c e th a t is to b e u n c o v e re d b u t w h ic h a lre a d y e x is ts . F in d in g th e o rd e r o f w h a t is s p e a k in g to y o u , g e ttin g c o n n e c te d w ith th e e s s e n c e , th e a rc h ite c tu re fi n a lly b e c o m e s u n h id d e n to y o u w ith a fo rm th a t s h o w s y o u n o t ju s t th e fo rm , b u t w h a t it tru ly is . F o rm is ju s t a w a y o f p re s e n tin g th e e s s e n c e to y o u . T h e tru th o f a rc th ite c tu re lie s in th e s p a c e th a t c a n n o t b e s e e n w ith th e e y e s its e lf. B u t s till it c a n b e s e n s e d w ith w h a t th e a rc h ite c tu re is s p e a k in g to y o u , w ith th e la n g u a g e o f fo rm , s tu rc tu re , a n d o rd e r. U n c o v e rin g a rc h ite c tu re . G ra s p in g w h a t is h id d e n . B e in g c o n n e c te d w ith o u r tru e e s s e n c e . F in a l m is s io n .
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