Hiba Al-Sharif_Simplicity vs Complexity Paper

On the other hand, complexity can be interpreted as “the theory of how emergent
organization may be achieved by the interaction with components pushed far from
equilibrium to the threshold between order and disorder (chaos)” (Sala 36) Complexity
in design may lie in the way spaces within the building are arranged, the program of the
design, or even the connection between the indoor and outdoor functions of a design.
Robert Venturi in his article ‘Experts from Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture’
mentioned how several of the twenty century architects were misunderstood
for the simplicity in their work. They rejected simplification as “simplicity through
reduction in order to promote complexity” (Smith 30). Some theorists emphasized
on how adopted simplicity in design must not be translated to oversimplification.
There must be a balance between doing the necessary and required, and
adopting a complex form for the space. He framed a great example that
resembled simplicity and complexity in a single design; Alvar Aalto Imatra church.
10 A Collage of Modern Complex Buildings
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