Structural Poetics

Structural Poetics

Structural Poetics is a way of thinking in architecture that looks at how the parts of a building fit together to create meaning, not only how they hold up the building. In this approach, the shapes, lines, and spaces are arranged in a way that tells a story or gives a feeling, using the building's structure itself. Designers use the way beams, columns, and walls are placed to guide people's eyes and movement, making the structure part of the building's message. This method helps people experience the building in a special way, because the structure is not hidden, but shown and celebrated as part of the design.

structure expression, spatial narrative, architectural meaning, visible framework

— Kevin Green