da Música The design of Casa da Música in Portugal produced a building in which the formal intellectual underpinning is equalled by the continuity, the fusion of forms, in its attempt to achieve sensual beauty. Its emotionality comes through in its exuberant external design where articulation in structure has been overwhelmed by continuity and fusion. Guggenheim Museum Bilbao In this structure, fusion and continuity dominate over articulation. The organically shaped curves on the building have been designed to appear random. According to the architect, "the randomness of the curves are designed to catch the light". Thus there is an interaction between space (environment) and form. Articulation vs. continuity The articulated form emphasizes the building's distinct parts. Articulation accentuates the visible aspect of the different parts of a building. Sometimes the effect completely obscures the sense of the whole, breaking it down into too many pieces, but in most cases the articulation expresses a balance between the two. The result is often a potential sensuality, as the fused forms are closer to the form of the human body than are sharp angles with strong definition. A highly articulated art form expresses its culture's sense of it place in the world. In architecture spatial organization or articulation shows the following uses: Uses of articulation Movement and circulation Uses and accessibility Sequence and succession Symbolism and meaning Highly articulated buildings Seagram Building Centre Georges Pompidou The Fuji Television building, Tokyo (architectural style- Structural Expressionism) which was designed by Architect Kenzo Tange is more of an articulated structure. The distinct elements synchronise to form a rigid-looking structure. References External links Architecture in the Age of Divided Representation: The Question of Creativity in the Shadow of Production Rethinking Architecture: A Reader in Cultural Theory Architecture Theory Since 1968 "articulated form" Architectural elements Architectural design