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Understanding the Building Task in Architecture

This document discusses different perspectives on classifying the building task or function of architecture. It compares the views of Norberg Schulz, Hillier, Musgrove, and Sullivan who categorize the building task as providing physical control, a functional frame, social milieu, and cultural symbolization. Another perspective from Hillier, Musgrove, and O'Sullivan categorizes the building task as a container for human activities, modifier of climate, cultural symbol, and consumer of resources. The document seems to analyze and compare these different frameworks for understanding the practical and symbolic purposes of architecture.

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Understanding the Building Task in Architecture

This document discusses different perspectives on classifying the building task or function of architecture. It compares the views of Norberg Schulz, Hillier, Musgrove, and Sullivan who categorize the building task as providing physical control, a functional frame, social milieu, and cultural symbolization. Another perspective from Hillier, Musgrove, and O'Sullivan categorizes the building task as a container for human activities, modifier of climate, cultural symbol, and consumer of resources. The document seems to analyze and compare these different frameworks for understanding the practical and symbolic purposes of architecture.

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TO ARCHITECTURE
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S T A R T I 2
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THE BUILDING TASK

Norberg Schulz

Hillier, Musgrove, Sullivan

This Lecture
THE BUILDING TASK [Schulz-65]

The Purpose of architecture is to give order to


certain aspects of our environment

Architecture controls & regulates the


relation between man-man & man-environment
THE BUILDING TASK [Schulz-65]

1. Physical Control
2. Functional Frame
3. Social Milieu
4. Cultural Symbolization
THE BUILDING TASK [Hillier, Musgrove, O’Sullivan-73]

1. Container for human activities


2. Modifier of given climate
3. Cultural symbol
4. Consumer of resources
THE BUILDING TASK [Schulz-65]

1. Physical Control

Concern with the relation between


building & surroundings : introducing
concept of
-filter-connector-barrier-switch-
THE BUILDING TASK [Hillier, Musgrove, O’Sullivan-73]

1. The container for human activities

...Internal spaces which will


exist in a physical relationship
with each other
i n d b e g i n n i n g
i n d b e g i n n i n g
i n d b e g i n n i n g

hypothesis of Adam’s house


Laugier
i n d b e g i n n i n g

hypothesis of

Adam’s house
Ryckwert
i n d b e g i n n i n g

hypothesa of

Adam’s house
i n d b e g i n n i n g

Architecture Anthropology
Egenter
D BUILDING TASK [Schulz-65]

2. Functional Frame
A certain number of persons have to
do something, & need a practical
architectural frame for their actions :
introducing concept of
-rows-clusters-groups-
THE BUILDING TASK [Hillier, Musgrove, O’Sullivan-73]

2. Modyfier Of given climate

...Modifier boundaries act as a


barrier or filter between the
enclosed space & the external
environment
sheltering
s h e l t e r i n g
s h e l t e r i n g
s h e l t e r i n g
s h e l t e r i n g
s h e l t e r i n g
s h e l t e r i n g
s h e l t e r i n g
s h e l t e r i n g
s h e l t e r i n g
s h e l t e r i n g
THE BUILDING TASK [Schulz-65]

3. Social Milieu
A social factors which should enter the
architectural concretization :
introducing concept of
-status-role-groups-collectivity-institution
D BUILDING TASK [Hillier, Musgrove, O’Sullivan-73]

4. Consumer f resources

All building material must


developed further. Each
operation adds 2 its value.
space for activity
s p a c e 4 a c t i v i t y
s p a c e 4 a c t i v i t y
s p a c e 4 a c t i v i t y
s p a c e 4 a c t i v i t y
s p a c e 4 a c t i v i t y
s p a c e 4 a c t i v i t y
s p a c e 4 a c t i v i t y
s p a c e 4 a c t i v i t y
s p a c e 4 a c t i v i t y
s p a c e 4 a c t i v i t y
s p a c e 4 a c t i v i t y
D BUILDING TASK [Schulz-65]

4. Cultural Symbolization
It s evident that the cultural
symbolization is closely related to
the formation of the social milieu :
introducing concept of
-social structure-symbol system
D BUILDING TASK [Hillier, Musgrove, O’Sullivan-73]

3. the Cultural Symbol

...Symbol operates even when


the architect has intended it
would not (so called ‘functional’)
symbolising
s y m b o l i s i n g
s y m b o l i s i n g
s y m b o l i s i n g
s y m b o l i s i n g
s y m b o l i s i n g
s y m b o l i s i n g
s y m b o l i s i n g
s y m b o l i s i n g
s y m b o l i s i n g
s y m b o l i s i n g
s y m b o l i s i n g
s y m b o l i s i n g
s y m b o l i s i n g
s y m b o l i s i n g
s y m b o l i s i n g
s y m b o l i s i n g
Physical Control Functional Frame Social Milieu Cultural Symbolization

Container f human Modifier given climate Cultural Symbol Consumer f resources


activity

Utilitarian Symbolization

Practical Symbolical
analysis f building task

Practical Relation btween


Symbolical
Practical n Symbolical

1 2
Creating
Spaces 4
Sheltering Activity Symbolising
building task

1 2
Creating
Spaces 4
Sheltering Activity Symbolising

Practical Symbolical
what is the classification of this this activity
source : internets
in the building task?

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