Friday, October 16, 2009

A New Attitude to Architecture

When concerned with the building-scape, you ‘watch buildings grow into cities… cities grow into regions’ and regions into countries and it is with this forethought that you can encompass architecture. Culture is too broad a topic to conceptualise the reference required, topography too scientific and history too evolutionary; What new approach is needed?.

The holistic approach is not enough, it is too selfish. It doesn’t engage with the user but merely allows the architect to explore there own feelings and implement them, or maybe moreover, force them onto the users of the space. Cities are transient places unlike towns and villages which can be more aware rather than pliable and open to interpretation; this is not easily recognisable as being good or bad for society then again ‘having an open mind is something I believe is a good trait of mine’ Zoomscape, Architecture in Motion and Media. Mitchell Schwarzer but sometimes this constant movement of thought (as happens with the City Scape) does not allow for maturing of ideas and in tandem, does not allow the maturing of areas in the City.