Landscapes of change:

( Page 61 ) Virtual forms are real “folds” in real n-dimensional space that can give rise to indeterminate morphogenetic events in the n + 1 space.

Q) Concept of virtual form is unclear. An explanation of the above mentioned concept of virtual form will help.

J.N.L Durand 1809 :

( Page 32 ) Taken to its logic conclusion, such an attitude toward mass production was in clear contradiction to the Modern Movement’s own preoccupation with the unique spatial object. But with regard to the idea of type, both aspects of modern movement’s theory however contradictory, coincided in the rejection of type as a key to understanding the architectural object.

Q) Type as defined by the author is a concept which describes a group of object characterized by the same formal structure. As per the definition, how does the era of mass production reject the idea of type to understand the architectural object. Does mass production not support the idea of producing objects with a consistent formal structure?