Five Points of a New Architecture
Five Points of a New Architecture
Five Points of a New Architecture
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Configuration!<br />
The most important architectural<br />
d e c i s i o n s t h a t a f f e c t s e i s m i c<br />
performance are the critical decisions<br />
that create the buildingʼs configuration<br />
i.e. its size and shape.!<br />
!<br />
Simple symmetrical plans and forms are<br />
r e c o m m e n d e d o v e r c o m p l e x<br />
asymmetrical ones. !<br />
!<br />
“A square plan provides for a near<br />
perfectly balanced system”!<br />
- Christopher Arnold, “Seismic Issues in Architectural<br />
Design, Designing for Earthquakes, A Manual for<br />
Architects”!<br />
!
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