Although the “shape” of any artifact was once conditioned by “technique”, and although “technique”has always been considered as a tool for “shape”s purpose, this distinction appears obsoletetoday. In the last years, we are witnessing a new cultural paradigm subverting the relationshipbetween the shape!s creative act and the use of techniques. Eidos e tèchne become "eeting concepts;their methodological limits fade and they merge, giving birth to new creative models basedon the concept “Formatecnica” (“technicalshape”). According to this concept, it!s impossible torecognize the di#erence between shape and function, between sign and meaning. $e “shape offunction” is con%onted with the “Function of shape” where the technique becomes the shape of theartifact and the shape is pure technique with no constructive aspect. Swinging %om “Formalism”to “Technicalism”, the designer is î %om the scale of the project and %om the “faktura”, aimingfor the creative aspect to unveil the dematerialization and virtualization of the physical space,targeting the meaning of things rather than the technical-morphological aspects, where “technique”and “Form” are united in an always closer and unbreakable relationship pertaining tothe perceptive and communicative aspect in the space of the project of artifacts, whether they arearchitectures or design products.
Se un tempo la “forma” di un qualsiasi artefatto era condizionata dalla “tecnica”, e se la “tecnica”è stata da sempre considerata al servizio della “forma”, questa distinzione oggi appare desueta.Negli ultimi anni stiamo assistendo ad un nuovo paradigma culturale che sovverte il rapportotra atto creativo delle forme e utilizzo delle tecniche. Eidos e tèchne diventano concetti labili;perdono i loro con&ni metodologici e si mescolano dando vita a nuovi modelli creativi basati sulconcetto di “Formatecnica” per il quale non è più possibile riconoscere la di#erenza tra formae funzione, tra segno e signi&cato. La “Forma della funzione” si con%onta con la “Funzionedella forma” per la quale la tecnica diventa essa stessa forma dell!artefatto e la forma è puratecnica epurata degli aspetti costruttivi. In un altalenante agire tra “Formalismi” e “Tecnicismi”,il progettista si libera dalla scala del progetto, si a#ranca dalla “faktura” puntando sull!aspettocreativo per disvelare la dematerializzazione e la virtualizzazione dello spazio &sico, puntandosul “signi&cato” delle cose piuttosto che sugli aspetti tecnico-morfologici, in cui “tecnica” e “forma”sono unite da un rapporto sempre più stretto e inscindibile che interessa l!aspetto comunicativo epercettivo del progetto degli artefatti, che siano essi architetture o prodotti di design.
“Formatecnica”. Il nuovo paradigma culturale che investe lo spazio del progetto.
Elia M;
2023-01-01
Abstract
Although the “shape” of any artifact was once conditioned by “technique”, and although “technique”has always been considered as a tool for “shape”s purpose, this distinction appears obsoletetoday. In the last years, we are witnessing a new cultural paradigm subverting the relationshipbetween the shape!s creative act and the use of techniques. Eidos e tèchne become "eeting concepts;their methodological limits fade and they merge, giving birth to new creative models basedon the concept “Formatecnica” (“technicalshape”). According to this concept, it!s impossible torecognize the di#erence between shape and function, between sign and meaning. $e “shape offunction” is con%onted with the “Function of shape” where the technique becomes the shape of theartifact and the shape is pure technique with no constructive aspect. Swinging %om “Formalism”to “Technicalism”, the designer is î %om the scale of the project and %om the “faktura”, aimingfor the creative aspect to unveil the dematerialization and virtualization of the physical space,targeting the meaning of things rather than the technical-morphological aspects, where “technique”and “Form” are united in an always closer and unbreakable relationship pertaining tothe perceptive and communicative aspect in the space of the project of artifacts, whether they arearchitectures or design products.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.