He doubted architecture on the basis that: Constructs do not dictate future actions but present conditions. Space, place/environment and time are resolutions of current political and sociological human activities. He saw my quizical look. "Think of it this way: a door carries information as well was instruction setting a primary basis of operation. Now, think of the many times you entered said door---the unexpected locked doors, the private doors ,the ominous doors or the door that are wide open yet hinder you from entering. The concept of 'future' always fail when encountering the complexities of the human body and its behavior. This is one of the many reasons architecture fails its ideal stance; Moderism, Post-Modernism, Deconstructivism... all those buildings and places failed at some crucial point..."
I painfully remembered the 'isms' and 'ists' during my college years at Sci-Arc. He removed a sparkplug lost in an enlightened sense of facination. Then he said: "Every created thing serves a purpose." "That's a broad assertion." "As broad as the human mind, son. Everything that exists solves a problem and not all solutions are appropriate for everyone. Your ancestors knew this as well as mine in Germany." "But wouldn't that imply created things are tools?"
"If you look at the world as one big machine, maybe. I just hate refferencing the human condition in those terms, there are always alienating consequences that occur..." "So Man has replaced his Image with an Idol?" "It's an old habit. Our century has made advances that makes it easier to accept. We all have our idols and our objects of devotion."
He doubted architecture on the basis that: Constructs do not dictate future actions but present conditions. Space, place/environment and time are resolutions of current political and sociological human activities. He saw my quizical look. "Think of it this way: a door carries information as well was instruction setting a primary basis of operation. Now, think of the many times you entered said door---the unexpected locked doors, the private doors ,the ominous doors or the door that are wide open yet hinder you from entering. The concept of 'future' always fail when encountering the complexities of the human body and its behavior. This is one of the many reasons architecture fails its ideal stance; Moderism, Post-Modernism, Deconstructivism... all those buildings and places failed at some crucial point..."
I painfully remembered the 'isms' and 'ists' during my college years at Sci-Arc. He removed a sparkplug lost in an enlightened sense of facination. Then he said: "Every created thing serves a purpose." "That's a broad assertion." "As broad as the human mind, son. Everything that exists solves a problem and not all solutions are appropriate for everyone. Your ancestors knew this as well as mine in Germany." "But wouldn't that imply created things are tools?"
"If you look at the world as one big machine, maybe. I just hate refferencing the human condition in those terms, there are always alienating consequences that occur..." "So Man has replaced his Image with an Idol?" "It's an old habit. Our century has made advances that makes it easier to accept. We all have our idols and our objects of devotion."
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