The document discusses the evolution of architectural priorities from firmitatis (firmness/strength), utilitatis (commodity/utility), and venustatis (delight/beauty) based on the works of Vitruvius, Wright, Johnson, Gropius, and Venturi and Scott Brown. It also examines the concepts of order, arrangement, and propriety in creating architecture and defines places as being made of information for use by people.

1. PLACES MADE OF INFORMATION
By Dan Klyn from

3. 1906

7. PLACES MADE OF INFORMATION

9. Products < Experiences

10. MVP

11. Spaces < Places

13. Vitruvius

14. firmatatis utilitatis venustatis

16. a) firmitatis !
Firmness
Strength

17. b) utilitatis !
Commodity
Utility

18. c) venustatis!
Delight
Beauty

19. Wright

20. B + C

23. Johnson

24. A + C = B

26. Gropius

27. A + B = C

29. Venturi and Scott Brown

30. (A + B) + C

34. firmatatis utilitatis venustatis

36. IS IT ARCHITECTURE YET?
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37. 1) ORDER ordinatio!
Its objective is the creation of a
hierarchy, the establishment of a
rank order among the elements
constituting the work by
attributing the proper magnitude
to each of them.

40. 2) ARRANGEMENT dispositio!
Deals with the right placement of
the elements, their right grouping,
by which the work acquires its
unique identity.

42. ‣ Usable?

45. 3) PROPRIETY décor
Deals with the appropriate
articulation, the authoritative
construction of the work on
principles respecting religion,
nature and social conventions.

51. Order
Arrangement
Propriety

52. places made of information
for use
by people

54. !
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