Conmis ernest)LARD UNIVERSITY se 4 na aes RET 1997 Werner Oechslin Introduction Colin Rowe and Robert Slutzky ‘Transparency Bernhard Hoesli Commentary Bernhard Hoesli Addendum 21 57‘The writen wok concerning he concep of angptency macnn ‘he Spring of 188 y Cala Rowe soteatl tan ares ctf sera Ion Rudo Watkower and by Raker Say. ptr aod sa! of Jose ‘Abort ie este tte tho a Arta the Unteuyo design Colin owe ws pchor of tcl design Te say was fea or Fring Fall that sae Yar ead n Winter aso say haben {Emanuel othe yah pt oatned in Spin 93, “rou ceonstce delayed he poxion of he sd param le wou ete wines of “Tne Arca Review to capi pon {Ee ac ht st cone Gaps b mie) wl Ea ‘de tee "Tanase: Lira and Foenomenal, nn voc ig nto tay re Fy, emo bo {rasta was of te 2h Centr. 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Tissot parca tpl ntsc. ade a tat maaan dra Roe Stet demonstrates posit ore anton of comps and tat “Eeoulurobecpecily my espa mmese herria ‘The bss for the asatin say the toxin “Pergcta (PS) The fotnees ‘pear he eon dates abana n word orang fm he on {tT#8Sey (HF) Ttane Rober Samy ring oe Eten alae ome Feryemnta rept a of Reps Sus ate eat Ht nd ey Ar fe Eee ‘Med on woo Le Crbusrs marron one eed bung ao Jess and bene thks ot concep i bacomts osteo car eal ee {ie oe Cobar archer wrk th wl ow hse Ween Seed Bernhard Hoss 05) Werner Oechslin “Transparency”: The Search for a Reliable Design Method in Accordance with the Principles of Modern Architecture~ on Mah 308 Re sy wt ew ek etd son ete a iain ence uryseoat wage ae eee pan hep enema ee SEL ace eee SR eee ees ee ‘hase oc eee hy ney aoe inne weaeeciantataey tata ‘Sonica eta sae Baca eae Si See aac oe ras Seles Toe ttemenae nsec igre peeecintstaeeee meat bo nea pri eee ya memo ee SE ese or entesss Siete aon Poetic ane ast oe aro a {oped achiral decoacn too place arg te ea ete opens askac sever enptPsenoeh et eeepc cha ig Oe Fn Re Sirsa te "acege Pee aes Cnet SUS ee aia Thee aan aaa Biase RSS ‘rogram aoe nerd of Ya Fscat ot hi em Tenn ht ech ce Sm S roan Ragen Co eta ofteeperment ‘Sammy remand me le elo “fst how inadequate resaleedon of his event remained for far to ong Shuttysanwers to Hoes questions a tat in, twa ml estab hat Rage ad Syed Se aie ae nh i ‘tian paper dna ea cond at Sed ons fant tnd et ote ane eying ton Jar unstained teenth mx npr jor sak ita en Tech avin ne paca as ‘Shama toes eto sae Grp “tenfae este he SAE Pees te lind AP” Stn Sh wake sng ‘Svcs anton eT "Rhee var ay pen Pepe as Tat ee eT peTEeT Mis hn lt Moroes ate Eihaltetluiadadaeop ee mrp et TSnidslaneuyiwtacsammenterar papas cn n= ‘SSIS Wt fg gps erg ly fade a rin Cmn cw pate term a pte Pinte Thema lume Pronparee asta mate the Dgiaingt ae set Eig ts Choe Suh aed yee re Hcy md SRLS oltre ga onde year en ed pe ements at sea EL ole natn Miataptinggine tis Snteneneciek aalomasse Sonnjel ote er Pres torent hese acai ssh ome hee we ster Cte Seca whys nt dca Ian hat eet Socata creat areca SHEEN Aa Sian tango Te Stent i Rowe ne nae rae he cmnrte on spr mech ee {in pariclar inthe addendum he wrote ister t was essential that there be some SISTER ANA Reon eepaeng ne Ses Nen ce ty eremeaae te to oul ao Scat eine oi et Sis ESTEE Mer ae roto rah SEU Smsal cE aac atndoner once sop che beet neta acter ig cceteeenay Fehrs prereset asec Tomes ke acme ent ne jutro on [roe when = dent Cola epencoraing ain vad isc min Ueki The 8 putin on spre ws th ‘later of he Teas Rangers to fouls and fhe a met f San Ga rch 1918S lear Hos artic torques sion wnat prove puna 9 Besse eg volume as iocome ‘or honiy te inchatn of the sand "Traneparen” are by awe and Sana nt ple wouid apes rte ein 17 Pepe otic yo ne on se pin: Te earn ‘Griance Ts te hin of paren wining ne ‘ied ths ablation wae certnly anything but trarsparent” The reason prob {iy eden nthe at ht ragpareney wasnt spl syonsose with he {For Rangre experiment ar Hoc elf ead. voy hn xr tte ney Tem Set ‘Stcbesedia he "Tarspurcncy texts of Rome sa tut, Bu these wees aptincnts tht wore eave for Hoes aa ener of rhea, The xp ‘thet nd timid bad pines etecc 195) an 1986, wich pn te "Tels neere were spend ater th cael sor prod oy ost {helt ed florea the ETH Zaih Hie endament sgh inte ‘er stu of ennng = Mena ota of rnc wa he comico ‘tect ing tr afoot cy Te hecrcl Thishning paling aw the ote ayers tose at flab metBod was Potosed aber apy defines aja Hoe i tte the roe [cans hac sae ofthe thenetiel mel ong te ies fan Ale rama Heed mach ure estate pesto i ‘Hocsthadiswdentsunderake provtea exercises ke the production of thee ‘cpl lato! gras or exam athe ose wing te (ftslon “arash dongs? ita wa.the sons wold be teele rn ea So fetes mela eote tere a wll af “set mowed Tey cad ch cares ‘ram, infact, the central piece af the Tents Rangers program. Critic sessment Teese aap eee caesar SESE thee Soren mesma SESE tienen ere cele ee Sect samt aan re Sees Sper ees ent Sooper een eee Sie eee SeieaGian deraticafucam amnesia ‘Non the theme of the eternal relationship between theory at practice slo has Sa eet cc ot Seen pete Seat ea operetta ea eg Scalia hats eee cama iat eee ny dn ay aghast Ent ppagoar eera peae arooeteeaee ieee eee Beggars unr mentees fekertmimonaee (eae eet sae cre cea oe, Jarcanbige "um etna sures _ fangs sacar irtaaeeersnumenc ea ee a reer Sa aee eee eet shreiansttorteyer oeouatiens atts tshing their own position atc, in his German cansation, Hoes eal eric adit Seven emis oe ae aac See pt Geese eee should become a vei nti connection and, ara consequence: that he pot SSroew of nc atusoe a tat dee eiee Beceem aS orprhssepnttietoetnans tuna opm Srna ae ‘ot altogether unjustly by Klaus Herdep as etic) meaningless mera a de ‘et of seme nd smal ara aes h t t SE Se etc panto tn premise, Ony ths can tbe earns why Rowe ue Hs ea Eieleeren cuachenttatnmcam ttc eaearemene ea sinee oar hiicamytaaeacan anaes aia, cya tates = ‘nc na Tce nt a yee ce i Reeceigimontiemtatucnan Sahara ees agency Sania mneeratcieeoenasy mie Srrslenrectetgtcon Samenabatineee Bel eaies se taetmeanaeeeasenee TS Set tartar sua rarcmcaan Seb Semorice ots st ccc oa teat ingens porte meme Syeeencavmniumanieaemamerseaee gun uch tt a Oo” ‘er od ia pat lets o Do Sc Hoe acknowledged that he whole {isto ha thn ery pean" the meantime hase rece ‘Steed me HOW ths Lnowiccge~ or hs cooition "ca be made nt ‘a? Sotho mesa and asic toute profesing might be formated Hoss comnued ui the en thi eo elaborate the promis of he “ou avg ne eg ot ‘tue a Vi acca a 157 nwo ad tahand Pallas Le Cor ner am the standpon f tomati achat coeepon what hecled the log pono o mou dogma scepter th ps ‘alin Aun beset ou fr new hue of mesg” of contents = toward Coto Cin not witb aking fm eggs a te Neo Raina who ‘bourfly ng on the en predate foundations nthe conepion ‘Tturearatetre™ Although fr 10 nat only teachers but oes ‘emir Atsin met ot Corel the TeaneRanger experiment ae anh Seni tpt Magda hsaay Tiere eween 97 1988, whch oppented unde he eal vb ie Er {ion ofan teste spit of Tears reve ony in poet. Heh rae ‘Sees tan once fad thet but hd oh acne "We wef out cjesoe {ese param ne heat he sound fhe net ni em fom ade Ta the Bur would she actual conception ofthe “New York Be" even ‘ot int on te evens of shared model ier Mens pitino Le Cor. ‘Sonat a crn cosy inthe retell acoue na be ede ‘Stem Scutcme conn ren neh epee ey {ene he encacy ofa apo ith goessomeas = howe opto ta ‘Rittok archcecre to belo tome frequents ome hom ‘She fae eoeth empleo had eeu he “CASE Grape “tive Acie cams ted 1972 that foes import ha he common ices in Craving acon Roun say Trae Istutstal pogo spread qucly nthe unigud environmen: wing {ic Attn epernen, mmr be tadernon witht his ack pound ‘What iar tnt sna thehtoeeacpton of Cooper lon th ison anal European aroha ahi fe inode Nw or Tar wen coy oe by oumanis “And with hs we have obviously teached the end ofthe raion ‘Battad mused acm approsh arson eng bat nthe pe ‘Spe of modern atchtetre Hanya ese fo cs ted Speen 3, BRN rtd baad His memory ofthe ime ‘rng tc pst hy years Yours ma ery tmp inluene nd pasion Som nehosre Sonat elt SST BRS neat aC poset ho Se euneticn StS GaSe iss sites eae Penne Or) ec igh pay ee pemaer atahs eg tat Ho te oa‘lao SS te ed yt eet Seen ear, Bmp, he Fes on, ‘Soha acento ch Rrhor inure Sa (SS a tare [oe ptaneor aan eerie oh, 2 hy 3,12) cen emcemch att ttc nggeBernhard Hoesli Commentary ‘eoncen moder posting ad arcs Tichco wring in 36h consdered it estilo explain, by way of Inoducton he unique nd ican of abtat plting and const ‘thoetcoeay isine tohConry be ethno craan e itu senso eteopnet sn puning an areca ns predominant ‘Soi manera Pant Lloyd Wigs Le Carbone, Crops, Oud at ‘uno issn dor Robe ondatimately Niemeyes Japanese wend Cm, lgte Aten Arp ice and Mi af all ary mentone whe the 205 ta Pas De Stand th Baahaur eee spec atention In every gue, [Heeidcberaton ey heat pon the compen fhe reesetMomma tere emanate ee per ace since fe td tee ‘Slee urine ymca sooner honcter ntheramseyuenre ibe store thailand pee eer ec eee Sir Snscnne'r ene sin, Sab wane ps aie ‘ute cin ary owas eller Serco aleameate vw oceanietirissoary get Saou hepa Tone eee ee CSRS Ea pe ree ern have enatalized owing tothe catalybc effects of Moders Art. “But these forms (Sumac neve edn re ‘of quarter century ago brought them 10 crystalization.” And it follows from this hang are tt SSP cp toi nonce ee tre klar el tne bloga br ‘power thoud be obvou why this Wor, hardly known any longer today. has seen goth inte ik tert ep a ec ‘iif wc pment a i a ie ‘melninch oceans may eae Te ps ‘Mtgamacbscsrins tots tng ook beescanaa aa ee tpnaisns ee bbe tar oe yaaa et as sey ae tan tong eptoas se a Lorene Wit ene hy downer ak aati SS SPY Sea nen an Seep poe Sosa ata acim fest Eta ws eee Sch Sia er an srt rp ate any sain Tee an Cana i ses set [Emon whore te earl work cxpanded and sapere tis one conc ad SSS MSS Deemer lnc Saty rv for diferente aiation of concept an for concasins ‘eur thing than res oberon ante sity to ate nese) ‘SSineuone Three noting theater work of teat mong epee) ‘rwtch he new forms of expression pining sane were heap {bth renter ia Ssh" matt fact june a ter fos wae macs ‘ore tty aumed by 188 And stor al chook seca the foes he ‘eminng a eknen fa present and cotouing development of te now and ‘ue that wl le oan teal rena the en. He ser hi a ths [tga nasty bt al orgy wecome on unalent eee tet Felatonship with one another. to expla them and to saan the igh atti cnt acpi rear) ‘ion and dating trom petted of development persed ae Blom the pst {esas eats ino te peset rough the distance fist. and i nt ‘et of psion tenet oft engegemont arse evra rom "too ofthe stay exing set rena nelcoming of be ns Cena ei iret ad ramen ny welt sttng er infec fe ice dn scent whit. a dp "ned dsunaon between» phenomenal igure d's tral wana ‘Retuthor ako diteresnate between wo adr of “oder areca Wi ‘ha they demonstrat a the “todern wot hcnogencs, tat mane lone reno tse tind rn wrth: And th coresent in tarepis "Nat tinon mat be made betwen aly aifring request eh "ons that empl thought nd pragma sates ncles forthe a) m5 fr sheradan fetches Savy wry pti ons eterno mre aura ofan a) poets ‘ef thecommision andthe kcaion ae no more than modified factors spon whch ‘he upton of tory can or The proceso defining and ning te Sectpettanpc na a eee x onl os acy defined thio concept of actual abd apparent asparency seems eit tye es ‘circ Eso an Aapestance the conept of tranparency, ad ec ‘Siete ttn Cntr orm ances ler‘space the Unité assert the depth of real space.Transparency flexibil 2 Permits flexibility within a formalAddendum Bernhard Hoesli ‘Transparent Form-organization as an Instrument of Design ny commentary of 188 wat rt of al concerned with eerliing he concep of phenomenal ronpaen) wh Rowe snd Saat md cae 5 sev one Snead hy res morte Seepctan fount re payee To ‘eee nl ei he ic nd a Sipe guy heheee rare peepee craton nas SRR np gtonpeen net ow sornerewanes orate renee aaa seuss Seeeay coeeion eer sue usenet enatne IWapombywdaenaas partonic frm soso ata gate ae iceman awaeaemnecameearas oer ceatacatmrenramesaats Sealine res gavauan umes iSeieaog clone anceycaeom meme soton sacar er ies tees nepal teee oes See eee care erent ame meas ‘rr td a comme wath bangs was Kn f socal epinceie 2 ‘Svatageof he tere fang clad. enim presacral es lace Sse ‘obody cn cmp tot ack oer info dy. ak coe ck wh eneane To the impatient tg ponent ate Fe ‘no fom omic ans of polgy or preseson On don Seay ee san inarument of spn cons al que eat grasp ‘ne vie eae forms inorder designate an inform Smeg Tha Ande whos ans tot undone So arene we pcos ‘arp meer frm The sorop of slate oh ey te se ‘tte bang to what ir nore sro ft nue a nfo ‘Ob here are cer pose npn he ng fom a ‘Steen frm sanction? They al purport erie te ears aes ‘hic! die of dg, ane tom abe anon "Two opposing en a thereat of content nd for ci ou en ‘in toa thm othodony ne nthe defen nd enenga ne en ate fet soppy “ancien ern eng ha “Instead of forcing the fuptnns of every aot of building into penal for, ‘Mpg em uted shape forthe sak of eye ro sac wh oe ‘rk cutrar Tae mn eovtsefed aanpeent theese aa smith ted, bee pose fo we hae the seston of ou ang (0%, Lous Sulina ptt athe Auobopaphy ofa =the anton ‘ling mas predecrmine and oan forts That as bse on cbr ‘on of Blo power ed frm are and cry at hve Fes cass sedate a en ett ce en Sep de nr “Lewericur ete a etna Tat ‘omnction of un andi Therm realty of bling wecat oncton Ean rg ig ‘ited on obereaton io demonrtrat te vlads ofa Mat eens =e ces Sine agers tna sy a spear et cpant suit aieierarereey anion ee see eee coce aie Spoleto ment ataenes octet See en arnt eg ee lice cecnasieiiees siege tee eet cee ants See ‘ht hs scendany take precedence or mst apis = purpose oor ee ee ‘formal cane othe eh tac soe es a ‘ment of desig. Form in architccure could understood a inrumen = Pes aac eee ena decent aeierat ream cemeians ae eee adoration and aconinton in which ech ijudouty interpreted in terms | “Tis cbiotypresappoes para atte oid One aso be ling to ence es pt cu os bs tbe repre ores one {Se cr cvn comaitorySonons a nt necnarly exo eoc he a ‘cepa era canonly ede tarpon age nosed Sc itbeh cc nes imeem he cers pnts carson the concep archi pace eee spe Seria fue cememee sare ‘idea posible eference forthe farther train of thought. Ps Seared ene eee shes Mace Nome te Soeeeyacrananes tome mre Gee ceeeraarene eee tenement Sa ie, mest hs ee ed {SE ema coment Seeecpme carecueranee emcee Stated frees nue ene, seca, sonar ote hen Red eararinteera mectreainsgrrine Secchi comenres eeevealing a een et ese see aa naam ee Ee aehienisentreaenenes can ete ate aa ota Soieectoe sense cee ESR ee oer eee ‘Bernard Berenson'simpatieot and siyhty sarcastic useage i Aches and i eee eee erate Eee pocesmtam gence dno we ae tei ene en nt ett ie et Svinulpens ehngue tor mural avaneament. And ten pra com ibtemekotim niieleoreny surest sapaeseeeamenmae lieu cates ee mega arto oa vacate Shree Sa tea peace ise set ecceee ne rat mneremn icbapiiereenieeotedenamee een eae der gies emer naniee Sema wate alpen tons eee wc wr sad eet Oe The cmcept ofa igure ground fit of ali avon Conds penetra emcee Tee ears eats SS cee aaa ‘atentantcinetets iacigente a Extent atisvbccspeupas rane rae sively onc wd cas ch others meaning”. To move at case se space terial wy cominsotaacn ithe munecmae ‘Toenaetthe ey nawtcoo wih emaperney cre I sarees utter ci ns coneptax pons ever an nie oma inet “lhrorsagonch «mae ny ot Stunatdon mh The once of connor space nd taneparet frm Srinznon urbe eS Ones ‘Transparency ~ Instrument of Design “Transparent form organisation sald considered aninstunent of design ans enue or sonny tli seder are frmtance the e ‘tostilon pets orymyangparensy a orem orn pe ‘irre cen pinot te ere tensor wk ‘fst seer agent sah of wc though sine canbe Seer‘Trasparaney ten impor and eed hace the same me Te rl aoe eck Smcon ogon o fet naiteste! of mali eadgs suet ina nergy fact ad‘Transparency ~ Instrument of Design ionamin a hese dine hae poeCoE RNS 4 ime Ret Laan: gay igre Se ae Seo eeeAcnamcaig,