Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Position Paper V.1.2

Resourceful Use of Materials Relative to Societal and Environmental Concerns is

Architectural Expression of "Global Culture" is cancerous (I fear this point is irrelevant.) Societies need architecture that is not an expression of consumerism and wealth, but one that is an expression of the social needs of that place. This cultural relevance is what will propel architecture in to a .... (place?)

In a continually growing network of globalized countries is Architecture only to be a consumer based endeavor...... What about Architecture for the people?

Site: Lost geographical, environmental, spacial concerns of macro and micro area.

Program: Social relevance, inclusive, exclusive, continually progressive, timid, blatant

Space: Expressive, Scale, Approach, Entry, Threshold, Adequate, Over-adequate, pleasing, shocking, exhilarating, temporary, lasting.


What is the role of ingenuity in these projects? Would I be satisfied creating a very elegant space that meets the needs of the people and program? Or will I and society be better served by pushing it further. If thesis is to set a precedent for the next 5, 10 , 15 ,50 years of my life- I'm not comfortable with this project not pushing it further. "It" = Convention. "Pushing it further"= Avante Garde

Inability of "poor", disabled, underpriveleged to mediate harsh environments with avaible building materials, structures, transportation- providing alternatives utilizing local materials, labor and practice (?)--- and progressive, non-conventional

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