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Structure as natural philosophy
By - 01-28-2010 04:11 PM
Originally Posted at: The Japan Times Online
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"Cecil Balmond is seen as being almost divine in Japan," says Shino Nomura, the curator of the latest exhibition at Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery.
Titled "Element: Cecil Balmond," the show is a dive into the mind and work of perhaps the most celebrated structural engineer alive. Though not quite a household name, Balmond, a Sri Lankan-born and London-based director of storied engineering consultancy ARUP, is revered among architects and engineers not only for his virtuoso collaborations with pioneering architects on iconic buildings but also for his revolutionary, almost spiritual understanding of structure and space as emerging from latent generative principles hidden in the forms of nature. Part science, part art and part philosophy, his thought evades easy categorization, weaving its own connections to produce mesmerizing creations.
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The Japan Times Online
By - 01-28-2010 04:11 PM
Originally Posted at: The Japan Times Online
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"Cecil Balmond is seen as being almost divine in Japan," says Shino Nomura, the curator of the latest exhibition at Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery.
Titled "Element: Cecil Balmond," the show is a dive into the mind and work of perhaps the most celebrated structural engineer alive. Though not quite a household name, Balmond, a Sri Lankan-born and London-based director of storied engineering consultancy ARUP, is revered among architects and engineers not only for his virtuoso collaborations with pioneering architects on iconic buildings but also for his revolutionary, almost spiritual understanding of structure and space as emerging from latent generative principles hidden in the forms of nature. Part science, part art and part philosophy, his thought evades easy categorization, weaving its own connections to produce mesmerizing creations.
Read More...
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The Japan Times Online
