Non-Utility and Redundancy of Modern Architectural Space

Abstract:

Redundancy has penetrated into literature, art, architecture and many other areas with the arrival of redundancy era, which significantly impact on architecture. This paper discusses the important role of redundant space, also called non-utility space, in architecture from four dimensions of philosophical view within redundant space, material and spiritual value of space and serving as medium space, using a philosophical way of taking architecture as part of historical events.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 438-439)
• Pages: 1801-1804
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.438-439.1801
• Online since: October 2013
• Authors: Lin Lin, Jian Tang, Ling Yu
• Keywords: Medium Space, Non-Utility Space, Redundant Space

References

[1] Le Corbusier, Towards a New Architecture, Shaanxi Normal University Press, Xi'an, (2004).

[2] T. Shi, M. Li, John Portman, China Building Industry Press, Beijing, (2003).

[3] Daniel Libeskind, Breaking Ground: Adventure of Life and Architecture, Tsinghua University Press, Beijing, (2008).

[4] Bruno Zevi, Architecture as Space—How to Look at Architecture, China Building Industry Press, Beijing, (2006).

[5] L. Wu, Generalized Architecture, Tsinghua University Press, Beijing, (2011).