Revealing Essence

There is a fine line between the "simple" and the "simplistic". The simple such as the plain, the pure, and the truthful holds a complexity within, which is extremely hard to obtain. It ultimately results in beauty. The simplistic embodies nothing more than obviousnes...

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Main Author:	Wolf, Bettina
Other Authors:	Architecture
Format:	Others
Language:	en
Published:	Virginia Tech 2014
Subjects:	wolf simplicity simple beauty art gallery LD5655.V855 1997.W654
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10919/36713 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-431616132974710/

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spelling	ndltd-VTETD-oai-vtechworks.lib.vt.edu-10919-367132021-06-22T05:29:04Z Revealing Essence Wolf, Bettina Architecture Dunay, Robert J. O'Brien, Michael J. Weiner, Frank H. Schnoedt, Heinrich wolf simplicity simple beauty art gallery LD5655.V855 1997.W654 There is a fine line between the "simple" and the "simplistic". The simple such as the plain, the pure, and the truthful holds a complexity within, which is extremely hard to obtain. It ultimately results in beauty. The simplistic embodies nothing more than obviousness and boredom. My aim is to strive for simple beauty. Concerning objects and architecture, to simplify means to reduce by eliminating the superficial and the superfluous, to unmask what is essential. Quality materials and craftsmanship are prerequisites. In combination with the accuracy of the design they help to attain the desired result which speaks of precision and clarity. Master of Architecture 2014-03-14T20:51:33Z 2014-03-14T20:51:33Z 1997-01-31 1998-07-12 1998-01-31 1997-01-31 Thesis Text etd-431616132974710 http://hdl.handle.net/10919/36713 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-431616132974710/ en OCLC# 37603127 wolf.bettina.pdf bwolfcv.pdf In Copyright http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ 1 volume (unpaged) application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf Virginia Tech
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