I feel that trying to capture the in-between of polar opposites in architecture is a feat that should not be taking lightly; otherwise, it could be or misleading or not evident. In trying to understand what the in-between is, one must carefully study the opposites in order to determine the "right size." How can one get it right if he doesn't know what large or small is, or if he doesn't know hot from cold, wet from dry, complex from simple, or light from dark. It may seem simple at first, but if you don't understand the two that make up a twin for what they are apart from each other and how they relate from their opposite ends, you cannot find an in-between that would be understandable or produce any significance. Most don't have an obvious in-between. It is either one or the other. How could one mix light with dark and still have dark, or wet with dry and still have dry, or complex with simple and still have simple? I feel that if one were able to find a way to elegantly and coherently express the in-between of these more complex twin-phenomena, it would be an admirable feat; however, I do not feel that it is necessary to find these in-betweens, but it is necessary to understand the twin-phenomena and how they play their roles in design.
I feel that trying to capture the in-between of polar opposites in architecture is a feat that should not be taking lightly; otherwise, it could be or misleading or not evident. In trying to understand what the in-between is, one must carefully study the opposites in order to determine the "right size." How can one get it right if he doesn't know what large or small is, or if he doesn't know hot from cold, wet from dry, complex from simple, or light from dark. It may seem simple at first, but if you don't understand the two that make up a twin for what they are apart from each other and how they relate from their opposite ends, you cannot find an in-between that would be understandable or produce any significance. Most don't have an obvious in-between. It is either one or the other. How could one mix light with dark and still have dark, or wet with dry and still have dry, or complex with simple and still have simple? I feel that if one were able to find a way to elegantly and coherently express the in-between of these more complex twin-phenomena, it would be an admirable feat; however, I do not feel that it is necessary to find these in-betweens, but it is necessary to understand the twin-phenomena and how they play their roles in design.
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