Mankind & Architecture
In Gottfried Semper’s book, ‘The Four Elements of Architecture’ (Die vier Elemente der Architektur), the art of weaving is placed as one of the fundamental elements of architecture.
Weaving (latin ‘texere’) has maintained its importance as an aspect of building up to the present day, even if only in the metaphorical sense described by Peter Blundell Jones in his article. He investigates the myths and customs of weaving in human culture and delves into people’s fascination for woven surfaces which persists to this day
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