TEXTURES for EXP2

STEVEN HOLL The textures used throughout this monument follow the notion of an interweaving of the man-made, and the natural. As the lines cross over each other the geometries create patterns which evoke similar design principles to the monument’s bio-mimicry of the stream’s movement behind it, and the waterfall below. KISHO KUROKAWA The texture used is created by studying the chaotic nature of fissures and cracks in the ground. Symbolically, the textures connote the rejection of traditional architectural forms present in metabolist philosophy, hence the cracks present a collapsing structure. However, aesthetically, the texture adds further depth the building.