ARISTOTLE A Greek philosopher and a student of Plato Forms exist only in individual objects (substances) Aristotle proposes four

r basic types of causation of FORMS in his studies: 1. The material cause is that from which a thing comes into existence as from its part, constituents, substratum or materials
2. The formal cause tells us what a thing is, that any thing

is determined by the definition, form, pattern, essence, whole, synthesis or archetype

3. The efficient cause is that from which the change or the

ending of the change first starts.

4. The final cause is that for the sake of which a thing

exists or is done, including both purposeful and instrumental actions and activities RICHARD MEIER Richard Meiers formal language: By Hutt: an updated version of the classical orders that abstracts and reinterprets pure architectural forms Brief: The regulation and structuring of the layout and facades of buildings through modularity, using grids, proportion, and layering in both the literal and abstract sense Elementary elements: 1. The column and the plane 2. White metal panels, 3. Expansive glazing, 4. Pipe railing, 5. Glass blocks,

6. Piano curves 7. brise-soleil Themes & concepts: 1. Layering 2. Syntactic centrality created through the intersection of two perpendicular walls, 3. Architecturale promenade as means of experiencing the building, 4. Tension through the use of static versus dynamic design elements 5. Reversal through the use of contrasting design approaches.