Comments on: Metaphors in Design http://transmaterialasia.wordpress.com/2006/10/30/metaphors-in-design/ a research studio that focuses on play, collaboration & self-reflection Sat, 11 Oct 2008 10:02:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: kentneo http://transmaterialasia.wordpress.com/2006/10/30/metaphors-in-design/#comment-138 kentneo Tue, 21 Nov 2006 08:31:58 +0000 http://transmaterialasia.wordpress.com/2006/10/30/metaphors-in-design/#comment-138 1.Shows a clear understanding of metaphors although not sufficient emphasis on spatial poetics. 2.Choice of examples are relevant and interesting. Could have elaborated more on why Kahn was so intent on using light as metaphor in his designs. 3.Writing is clear and fluid. Errors in APA citation style. 1.Shows a clear understanding of metaphors although not sufficient emphasis on spatial poetics.
2.Choice of examples are relevant and interesting. Could have elaborated more on why Kahn was so intent on using light as metaphor in his designs.
3.Writing is clear and fluid. Errors in APA citation style.

]]> By: Ash Yeo http://transmaterialasia.wordpress.com/2006/10/30/metaphors-in-design/#comment-122 Ash Yeo Thu, 16 Nov 2006 02:21:43 +0000 http://transmaterialasia.wordpress.com/2006/10/30/metaphors-in-design/#comment-122 Citing the use of light as metaphor is an exciting credit to you. Light is an excellent medium that translates very well the spiritual, religious and sensual dimensions of poetics. This has however, been too briefly addressed in the last paragraph of page 2. Also, however, in page 3, it is revealed “he continually readdressed the issues of light, mass, structure, monumentality, geometry and materials… and a profound concern for humanistic values.” The implications is thus that Kahn’s works were quite purely technical experimentations with the physical qualities of light and not so much the poetic qualities of light. Also however, the potentials of “humanistic values” was not explored, which leaves most of the remaining sections of your article dealing with rather technical issues of construction details. It would have been good if the article dealt largely with the poetic qualities of light, as intended by Kahn, or as experienced by users, about how one experiences the spaces created by the effects of light/no light, form and material. Only the concluding paragraph stakes a claim, but does not illustrate: “The psychology of an inhabitant in the space, he experiences and reacts to the physical, social and geographical context. The belief of metaphors also reflects to certain branches in psychology and cognitive science. “ Large sections of the writings seem foreign to your own voice and writing style (the conclusion paragraph and beginning paragraphs 3 & 4.) Most other sections are very polished and fluently written (which seemed to have been through formal editing) You do need to follow the formal process of citations, where the writings are not of your own. The essential role served by post-graduate or professional works is to clarify, distil and ask the next most relevant questions, that leads to our own insights and also hopefully enlighten others. This value should be borne in mind as one of the many purposes of reflective writings. Citing the use of light as metaphor is an exciting credit to you. Light is an excellent medium that translates very well the spiritual, religious and sensual dimensions of poetics.
This has however, been too briefly addressed in the last paragraph of page 2. Also, however, in page 3, it is revealed “he continually readdressed the issues of light, mass, structure, monumentality, geometry and materials… and a profound concern for humanistic values.” The implications is thus that Kahn’s works were quite purely technical experimentations with the physical qualities of light and not so much the poetic qualities of light. Also however, the potentials of “humanistic values” was not explored, which leaves most of the remaining sections of your article dealing with rather technical issues of construction details.
It would have been good if the article dealt largely with the poetic qualities of light, as intended by Kahn, or as experienced by users, about how one experiences the spaces created by the effects of light/no light, form and material. Only the concluding paragraph stakes a claim, but does not illustrate: “The psychology of an inhabitant in the space, he experiences and reacts to the physical, social and geographical context. The belief of metaphors also reflects to certain branches in psychology and cognitive science. “
Large sections of the writings seem foreign to your own voice and writing style (the conclusion paragraph and beginning paragraphs 3 & 4.) Most other sections are very polished and fluently written (which seemed to have been through formal editing) You do need to follow the formal process of citations, where the writings are not of your own.

The essential role served by post-graduate or professional works is to clarify, distil and ask the next most relevant questions, that leads to our own insights and also hopefully enlighten others. This value should be borne in mind as one of the many purposes of reflective writings.

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