The Spectacular Garnet

Abstract

Contemporary architectural discourse on narrative studies suggests that a succession of events or impressions embodied within fiction can be 'read' through the sequencing of space in a building. Continuing with this line of reasoning, we can further assume that a building can be 'read' the same way as a sequence of shots in a film or the plot in a book. This is the course taken by many architects in the field who have based some of their best works upon the careful construction of a series of events and framed views, creating a narrative of their own.