Ornament Glossary


George Hersey -The lost meaning of classical architecture 1988. Ornamental components derive from ancient Greek sacrificial rituals

Owen Jones-The grammar of ornaments 1856 .
37 propositions about geometry ,form and color.


Semper-style in the technical and tectonic arts 1860
Origin of architectural ornament is in the process of construction

Loos-Ornament and Crime 1908
Material based ornament


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Ornaments are results of material shifts.I would like to work with this idea and give them different materiality, that changes their scale, depht and funtion. (concrete, reinforced ceramics)

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Adam Browne said...
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Adam Browne said...

i like this idea

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