Each home is unique. So what qualifies the uniqueness? It better be the way life is conducted and nourished inside it by the family that lives within. The display of craft of the architect needs to come second and never dominate the first.
Works of architects these days tends to reflect the exigencies of his practise, an acrobatic display of prowess, as if to prove his ability to be imaginative. Was that ability contested by the client or did he simply need to prove it to himself ?
IMAGE is a necessary evil in the process of communicating (architectural) design, especially before its built. Necessary, of course, for otherwise the project would never be understood by both parties. And evil, for a host of reasons. The need to sell the image comes in to play a role in the development of the design itself. It takes on the purpose of defining the content, makes the architect commit on elements that are superficial otherwise to the design, in short, distorts the very design it was only meant to convey. Very much like the role of media in our society!
Works of architects these days tends to reflect the exigencies of his practise, an acrobatic display of prowess, as if to prove his ability to be imaginative. Was that ability contested by the client or did he simply need to prove it to himself ?
IMAGE is a necessary evil in the process of communicating (architectural) design, especially before its built. Necessary, of course, for otherwise the project would never be understood by both parties. And evil, for a host of reasons. The need to sell the image comes in to play a role in the development of the design itself. It takes on the purpose of defining the content, makes the architect commit on elements that are superficial otherwise to the design, in short, distorts the very design it was only meant to convey. Very much like the role of media in our society!
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