Line
The pavilion installation C-space relies solely on lines to define its complex curved form. The designer's use of line rather than solid material allows the pavilion to visually be a single shape while maintaining a relatively light profile. The use of line in this project also makes C-space an installation, rather than a permanent structure. The lines used to construct the form can be dismantled as easily as they were assembled, then taken a new location or decommissioned permanently. In this example line carries over directly from the design phase to the final result of the project.
Shape
The shade structure above, by architect Sanjeev Shakar, is shaped in an upside-down arch made of 945 cooking-oil cans. Shape is prominent in this piece of installation architecture because one shape defines another. A grid of arrayed squares with rounded corners (oil canisters) is arched backwards by the weight of gravity and the proximity of it two ends. This displacement make the overall structure form a smooth semi-circular arch. Both of these shapes are mellow and pleasing, which attracts citizens of the village to come sit underneath the structure and escape the shade.
Direction
Gabriel Dawe's installation The Density of Light is a powerful example of direction within the domain of installation architecture. The colorful giant is composed of thousands of pieces of string arrayed from ceiling to floor. These pieces of string start from points on a ground line and converge at the ceiling, creating an apex for the eye to move toward. This convergence defines a clear compositional direction of the conscious eye and the overall installation.
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