This article focused mostly on the materials that can be used in order to merge weathering with the interior of architecture, rather than separating them. Here are some of the points I found interesting:
1. The fact that in previous times, such as the Middle Ages, architecture became the "defining line of separation." It would be cut off from all elements of the outside, which were automatically considered undesirable. However, this began to change with the manipulation of sunlight, forging a link between interior and exterior spaces.
2. An exploration into both new and old materials by architects allowed them to analyse the "inherent properties" they may contain. Rather than just defining one material by one main use, they would be considered in several situations, for several purposes. For instance, having a material oscillate between being opaque and transparent, rather than just focusing on the one aspect.
3. Louis H. Sullivan's notion that the outside of a building should be an expression of the interior highlights the importance of the two as being united, reflecting each other in the design, rather than complete opposites whose purpose is to isolate the building from the exterior and all the effects of nature it is expected to experience.
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