Monday, October 26, 2009

Theory # 20:Through their construction, the Mayans created a process of shifting horizontal and vertical compression and expansion emphasized through


Support: The construction of human scale into the monumental construction of the Palace and the Temple of Inscriptions creates compression that is countered by expansive views found at the tops of these masses. These shifts in the construction form a procession that runs throughout the site.

Diagram: The diagram shows a linear pathway that’s direction and movement is influenced by basic abstracted depictions of the Temple of Inscriptions and the Palace. Two masses for the temple compress the pathway that travels to the top of the platform where the view expands to conceptually connect with the pathways of the palace. The pathways of the palace twist and turn, exploring all the hallways and crevices till it travels back down the platform and joins the plazas and the ground.

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  1. Anie DarucaudOctober 27, 2009 at 10:41 PM

    In a different light, "compression" may also be viewed in the physical construction of the Temple for example, where the mass is compressed from the ground (where the base is the widest,) up (where the point is the smallest.)

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