Auguste Perret (1874-1954)

Contribution à une théorie de l’architecture

TECHNIQUE = TRIBUTE TO NATURE = SOURCE OF INSPIRATION

ARCHITECTURE = ART OF ORGANIZING THE SPACE, EXPRESSED BY CONSTRUCTION

PERMANENT: THE CONDITIONS IMPOSED BY NATURE.CLIMATE, MATERIALS, STABILITY, PHYSICAL LAWS, OPTICS, DEFORMATIONS, LINES AND SHAPES.

TRANSITORY: THE CONDITIONS IMPOSED BY MAN.FUNCTION, USES, REGULATIONS, FASHION.

ARCHITECT = BUILDER THAT MEETS THE TRANSITORY, USING THE PERMANENT.

BUILDING STRUCTURE = ANIMAL BONE STRUCTURE

COMPOSED, RHYTMIC, BALANCED, SYMMETRIC

ABLE TO CONTAIN THE SERVICES REQUIRED BY ITS FUNCTION

HONEST STRUCTURE = MOST BEAUTIFUL ORNAMENT

FALSE PILAR = CRIME

“ – O edifício é a estrutura dotada dos elementos

e das formas impostas pelos condicionamentos permanentes que

submetendo-o à Natureza

o ligam ao passado e lhe conferem durabilidade. “

“ – The building is the structure with the elements

and the shapes imposed by the permanent conditionants that

Submited to the Nature

connects it to the past and gives it durability. “

“ – Satisfeitos os condicionamentos transitórios

e os condicionamentos permanentes,

submetido pois ao homem e a Natureza

terá carácter, estilo, harmonia, terá demarcado o caminho que,

por meio da Verdade conduz à beleza. “

“ – Satisfied the transitory conditionants

and the permanent conditionants,

submited to the man and to the Nature

will have caracter, style, harmony, will have marked the path that,

by the way of the Truth conducts to beauty. “

“ – A Verdade

está em tudo aquilo que tem a honra e o encargo

de suportar e de proteger.

Esta Verdade, é a proporção

que fará brilhar

e a proporção

é o próprio homem. “

“ – The Truth

is in all of it that has the honor and the responsibility

of support and protect.

This Truth, is the proportion

that will make shine

and the proportion

is the man himself. “

“ – Técnica, (…)

que expressa em poesia,

conduz à

Arquitectura.“

“ – Technics, (…)

that expressed in poetry,

conducts to

Architecture.“