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Structural Recombination · Learning Unit 044

Summary

Functional structures do not always emerge from coordinated design. They can also arise when existing elements are recombined around a new purpose. This image illustrates how arrangement can create coherence between objects that were never intended to belong together.

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IFABS Structiography 3. August 2026

Structural Function · STRUCTIOGRAPHY Learning Unit 020

Summary

Structures give objects their purpose. Remove an object from the structure it was designed to serve, and its physical form may remain unchanged while its function disappears. This image illustrates that usefulness is not an inherent property of an object, but a consequence of its structural environment.

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IFABS Structiography 28. June 2026

Structural Repurposing · STRUCTIOGRAPHY Learning Unit 013

Summary

Structures are often used in ways their designers never intended. When people encounter friction, they frequently repurpose existing structures to solve immediate problems. These adaptations reveal how systems actually function rather than how they were designed to function.

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IFABS Structiography 23. June 2026

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