2011 - pecha kucha taos: the pattern language of taos architecture
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The Pattern Language of Taos Architecture
By Rachel Preston Prinz
For Taos Pecha Kucha Night III – June 2011
Old Spanish Trail & Town of Taos Projects:
Miles Flown: 1620 Miles Hiked (trails): 30
Miles Driven: 4150 Miles Walked (Taos): 25
Number of Photos: 3250
What is an Architectural Language? It’s a way of seeing beyond “Style”…
An Architectural Pattern Language is a wayof applying archaeological & architectural theory to learn what buildings “Mean”, and what they “Say.”We study this so that we can use the language in new ways…To create entirely NEW ARCHITECTURE that stays true to more than just style. It understand it’s place, and responds to it,in modern ways…
informed by the past…
For instance… What buildings say about …
BEYOND STYLE LANGUAGES
Time – Space – Perspective
Community & Family
Spirit(includes light-shadow, full-void)
Relationships with:
Earth
Water
Air
Fire
Building Uses:Sacred & SecularCommercial & Residential
Social Values:Community / Family / Self
Aesthetic values:SymmetryCraftsmanshipDetail
Response to environment
MASSING
SOFT FLOWING EDGES
FENCES
POSITIVE / NEGATIVE
SPIRIT
SECURITY
WINDOWS
DOORS
RESPONSE TO ENVIRONMENT
SHADE
VIEWS / DELIGHT
For more Information, visit:
TaosArchitecture.blogspot.com
And come see how we are using this information to create an entirely new GREEN architecture for New Mexico at TEDxABQ in September!