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Structure and Architecture
The conclusion which may be drawn from spans and tall buildings. Other cases are those
the above examples of structure as ornament is in which extreme lightness is desirable, for
that in many buildings with exposed structures example because the building is required to be
the structure is technically flawed despite portable, or where some other technical issue
appearing visually interesting. This does not is so important that it dictates the design
mean that the architects and engineers who programme.
designed these buildings were incompetent or
that the buildings themselves are examples of 7.2.3.2 The very long span
bad architecture. It does mean, however, that It is necessary to begin a discussion on long-
in much architecture in which exposed span structures by asking the question: when
structure is used to convey the idea of is a span a long span? The answer offered here
technical excellence (most of High-Tech will be: when, as a consequence of the size of
architecture falls into this category), the forms the span, technical considerations are placed
and visual devices which have been employed so high on the list of architectural priorities
are not themselves examples of technology that they significantly affect the aesthetic
which is appropriate to the function involved. treatment of the building. As has already been
It will remain to be seen whether these discussed in Chapter 6, the technical problem
buildings stand the test of t
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