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Structural Fastening · Learning Unit 047

Summary

Large structures often depend on very small points of attachment. This image illustrates how stability can be produced by elements whose importance is disproportionate to their size.

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IFABS Structiography 15. August 2026

Structural Guidance · Learning Unit 046

Summary

Structures do not need activity to reveal their purpose. Sometimes their logic becomes clearest when nothing is happening. This image illustrates how space can guide behaviour before anyone enters it.

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IFABS Structiography 13. August 2026

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 Pressure · Learning Unit 043

Summary

A structure may retain its material elements while losing the condition that makes them functional. This image illustrates how invisible internal pressure can determine whether an object preserves its form, stability and purpose.

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IFABS Structiography 31. July 202631. July 2026

Structural Signalling· STRUCTIOGRAPHY Learning Unit 042

Summary

Structures can remain physically present while temporarily withholding orientation. This image illustrates the difference between an installed control system and the information required to make it effective.

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IFABS Structiography 29. July 2026

Structural Containment · STRUCTIOGRAPHY Learning Unit 041

Summary

Structures do not only enable activity. They also contain its consequences. This image illustrates how temporary boundaries can protect a larger environment while change takes place within a defined area.

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IFABS Structiography 27. July 2026

Structural Promise · STRUCTIOGRAPHY Learning Unit 040

Summary

Structures can suggest a function without actually providing it. This image illustrates the difference between a visible promise and the material conditions required to fulfil it.

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IFABS Structiography 25. July 202625. July 2026

Structural Provisionality · STRUCTIOGRAPHY Learning Unit 039

Summary

Many structures are not built for permanence. They serve as temporary arrangements that make comparison, evaluation and adjustment possible. This image illustrates how provisional order can itself be structurally meaningful.

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IFABS Structiography 23. July 2026

Structural Residue · STRUCTIOGRAPHY Learning Unit 038

Summary

Structures do not disappear the moment their visible elements are removed. Often, what remains is not the thing itself, but the trace of its former presence. This image illustrates how absence can still be structurally legible.

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IFABS Structiography 21. July 2026

Structural Fragmentation · STRUCTIOGRAPHY Learning Unit 037

Summary

Structures do not merely carry content. They shape how content can appear. This image illustrates how an intact image becomes fragmented when it passes through a segmented surface. What is seen remains recognisable, yet it is broken into structural units.

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IFABS Structiography 19. July 2026

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