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Współczesny, mądry i piękny detal

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Abstract

Architecture is, to a large extent, perceived through its details – visible in public spaces, landscapes, buildings. The topic of detailing needs special attention especially because of the deficiency of quality – a lack of cultural values and functionality of many objects, spaces and places constituting our contemporary daily surroundings. Observation of our environment with a sensitive eye, but also the data of public opinion polls prove that a general need and care for solutions that add to functionality, beauty, structural wisdom is not a priority. Objects that are designed and realised with care make a well visible contrast in comparison with common neglect. The opinion of Christopher Alexander and his colleagues can be mentioned, on the two tendencies in approach to the Earth’s environment, shown as two world systems – the one creative and supporting life and a destructive one. The potentially expected growing quality of detailing (meaning the general improvement of architectu...