Lecture

The Monument: The Virtue of the Void

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This lecture discusses the importance of contemporary monuments in establishing open relationships with their surroundings, emphasizing the value of creating conditions of absence to enhance their presence. The instructor explores the ethical duty of architects to determine the visibility of their structures in relation to the environment, highlighting the significance of architectural silence, stillness, and emptiness as valuable contemporary principles.

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