Forming and centering : foundational aspects of architectural design Nearly every work of architecture can be characterized by specific approaches to forming and centering. An awareness of these underpinnings would facilitate a more informed approach to architectural design problems as well as a deeper understanding of the central issues (and flaws) embodied by completed works of architecture. But the addressing of such topics has generally remained multifarious and diverse: more in the nature of a collection of independent issues than an overarching analytical argument. In this book fresh looks at such issues are assembled and recast into a fully integrated narrative based on two foundational and complementary aspects of architectural design: those that give shape and those that give focus forming and centering