In our attempts to extract some sort of identity I think we should explore some of the things we discussed in class this past Thursday. Keep the conversations going consistently and continue to add to this blog with meaningful, inspiring and constructive thoughts and materials.
To get this conversation going, I believe our identity should express our provocations, resourcefulness, and inclination to provide a new assessment on purposeful architecture. I guess in short we should be willing to be creative in our ideas, experimental in our approach and continually question the norms "ALWAYS"!
Well that's my two cents at the moment! By the way, if we have not already done so, we should go read each others papers. I'll admit I still have to finish Scott's and start Dave's.
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I concur, and therefore, add the following from a technical stand point:
ReplyDeleteArchitects, in general, do not understand the specifics of energy use in a building. For the most part, their conceptual understanding limits their ability to successfully design to mere 'intuition'. With buildings consuming more than 36% of the countries energy, it is critical that an educated designer consider the efficiency of the building's form, function, and systems with regard to energy. To deny the building this opportunity is to deny an aspect of an architects' social responsibility.
Secondly (and less techincal), I have reinforced during my current endeavor the importance of site. As Mr. Jones mentioned during his presentation last Wednesday, you have to 'find out what the building wants to be'. Without a site, historical context is limited, the form of the building is unrestricted, etc., and the building stops 'wanting' to be. I for one enjoy the freedom regulations and codes allow for the designer as did Ray and Charles Eamse. Rules present a challenge to the architect and allow him/her to focus more on the unregulated parts of the buidling concept. Without a site, many regulations are eliminated (at least in the Schematic & Design Development Phase) and design opportunities such as historical context are not applicable to the design:(
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