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This reminds me of modern windows having fake panes. They’re just strips that are applied to give the impressions that there are multiple smaller panes because

by Kina 1y ago

This reminds me of modern windows having fake panes. They’re just strips that are applied to give the impressions that there are multiple smaller panes because people are used to that and it feels “correct”. I have to imagine past glassmakers would have been absolutely enthralled by the ability we now have to make uniform, large sheets of glass, but here we are emulating the compromises they had to make because we are used to how it looks.

throw0101d 1y ago
> They’re just strips that are applied to give the impressions that there are multiple smaller panes because people are used to that and it feels “correct”. It is more than just 'feeling correct': windows and their various (sub-)elements that make them up (can) change the architectural proportions and how the building is perceived as a whole: * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAMyUoDz4Og https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAMyUoDz4Og * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_c8Ahs9Tcnc&t=49 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_c8Ahs9Tcnc&t=49 It is similar with columns: they're not just 'tall-and-narrow', but rather have certain proportions and shapes depending on the style and aesthetic/feeling one wishes to convey: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_order https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_order And these proportions can even be 'fractal': the window panes related to windows as a whole, related to the building as a whole: * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-0XJpPnlrA&t=3m13s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-0XJpPnlrA&t=3m13s * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_rectangle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_rectangle * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_works_designed_with_the_golden_ratio https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_works_designed_with_th... * https://www.nngroup.com/articles/golden-ratio-ui-design/ https://www.nngroup.com/articles/golden-ratio-ui-design/
- UltraSane 1y ago
  I strongly doubt that multiple smaller panes would have ever become a common style if we could have always made large glass panes. This is a perfect example of people becoming very used to a style forced by a technological limitation that is emulated even after the limitation doesn't exist.
  - throw0101d 1y ago
    > I strongly doubt that multiple smaller panes would have ever become a common style if we could have always made large glass panes. Perhaps, but if you're going to have them anyways you might as well make a conscious choice as to how they add to the overall design of the structure.

by Kina 1y ago

throw0101d 1y ago

> They’re just strips that are applied to give the impressions that there are multiple smaller panes because people are used to that and it feels “correct”. It is more than just 'feeling correct': windows and their various (sub-)elements that make them up (can) change the architectural proportions and how the building is perceived as a whole: * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAMyUoDz4Og https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAMyUoDz4Og * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_c8Ahs9Tcnc&t=49 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_c8Ahs9Tcnc&t=49 It is similar with columns: they're not just 'tall-and-narrow', but rather have certain proportions and shapes depending on the style and aesthetic/feeling one wishes to convey: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_order https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_order And these proportions can even be 'fractal': the window panes related to windows as a whole, related to the building as a whole: * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-0XJpPnlrA&t=3m13s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-0XJpPnlrA&t=3m13s * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_rectangle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_rectangle * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_works_designed_with_the_golden_ratio https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_works_designed_with_th... * https://www.nngroup.com/articles/golden-ratio-ui-design/ https://www.nngroup.com/articles/golden-ratio-ui-design/

UltraSane 1y ago
I strongly doubt that multiple smaller panes would have ever become a common style if we could have always made large glass panes. This is a perfect example of people becoming very used to a style forced by a technological limitation that is emulated even after the limitation doesn't exist.
- throw0101d 1y ago
  > I strongly doubt that multiple smaller panes would have ever become a common style if we could have always made large glass panes. Perhaps, but if you're going to have them anyways you might as well make a conscious choice as to how they add to the overall design of the structure.