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Of the thesis entitled:ÌýSprezzatura

Abstract:

The dramatic spectacle is dazzling, alluring, and seductive. Glimmering, it draws you into aÌýmazeÌýof turns, distractions, and clues. The sparklingÌýveilÌýconceals objects of desire, while displaying them with pride.

SlitsÌýentice desiring glimpsesÌýrevealing moments of clarity in a shimmering cloud. These glimpses paint a picture of the world beyond, withÌýyour imagination finishing the partial image. Never is everything apparent; aÌýcentrefoldÌýwould destroy all illusions.

As your interaction continues, however, alluring images carry on growing. SensualÌýportraitsÌýexposeÌýswathes of tantalizing inner layers. Before long, these pictures establish aÌýrhythm. The tempo is now guiding the experience, like the marching of a drum. With each moving surface, the edges once united and connected split, like the parting of aÌýkiss.

In its finale, the performance exposes your grandest desires. The elongated experience rewards an intensified and satisfying climax. You care not for curated, edited, or designed moments.ÌýFor the dramatic build-up was enough, regardless of omitted or concealed details.Ìý

Through architecture,ÌýsearchingÌýthe spectacular, the dramatic, and the seductive uncovers a diminishing language. One created with a corporeal reading of space. The investigation favoursÌýan elongatedÌýflirtation over a full-frontal exposure.Ìý

The proceeding passages are analogous experiences, known as Fragments. They engage an arousal with viewers and users of buildings. Interspersed throughout the tome, descriptive Elements provideÌýa method of interpreting these experiences. Elements are clues of a mystery, deciphering enigmatic experiences of an erotic architecture.ÌýThe combination of Fragments and Elements coalesce to create this nostalgic journey.Ìý