Spatial verbs: they sound abstract but they're actually instructions🗒️ In Operative Design: A Catalog of Spatial Verbs by Anthony di Mari and Nora Yoo, architecture is broken down into simple actions, as tools for designing space. These operative verbs use the idea of spatial formation to its most basic terms, allowing for an objective approach to create the foundation for subjective spatial design. A spatial verb is exactly what it sounds like: an action applied to space. Instead of saying,

Spacial verbs: they sound abstact but they’re actually instructions. In Operative Design: A Catalog of Spatial Verbs by Anthony di Mari and Nora Yoo, architecture is broken down into simple actions, as tools for designing space. These operative verbs use the idea of spatial formation to its most basic terms, allowing for an objective approach to create the foundation for subjective spatial design. A spatial verb is exactly what it sounds like: an action applied to space. Instead of saying, “desi