No matter where a person may find themselves, they are constantly surrounded by structures. Ranging in size and composition these structures are compiled for many purposes that feed our needs. Everyday an individual passes by and inhabits such buildings, but how often are they really appreciated. Some may have an appreciation or knack for the design detail that accompany such shelters of life, but few do remain sole engaged by the true meaning and purpose of architectural design. To some extent the general public has become disassociated from the building and its function
As one finds himself inhabiting a structure, one should really look into the functionality of the building, is there some formality that serves the building purpose. The uniformity or cohesiveness has to be sync otherwise the structure becomes another dead inhabitant of space. Blame may be on the responsibility of the Architect, for this individual is ultimately deemed with the responsibility to see the projects design and circulation through. However, it today’s society and industriously driven world, the architects responsibility no longer functions to meet the needs of the inhabitant so much so as it is to meet the demands of the clients budget. This is then where disassociation becomes derived, for the general public has no say when constraints are placed on the architect to produce the most cost effective and speediest design. Sprouting out are hundreds of myriad buildings and dwellings that no longer serve a purpose to the inhabitant, but focus more on how soon and cheap a building can be derived. From this, are the changing landscape of our cities and towns. No longer does the architect get total freedom to use his craft as a way to display not only and ingenious and artful side of his talent, but also the sustainable and efficient side.
Architectural students have flocked to various parts of the globe, studying such movements of the past and present, but few really get the chance to display their skills in this profession. It has become to some extent as holding that next great basketball prodigy to only display his/her talent on the court of their driveway. The future of architecture has become in dire need of liberation and freedom, clients need to realize that their structure is another form of art and can be produce at the minimalist of costs. There are hundreds of architectural firms that posses the talent to reshape cities and countries into a more ornate environment, but for now most are confined to design and plan the next BOX. As I pass throughout my town and look around at various structures, I become nostalgic and think of all the great improvements that could be made that would produce a more exuberant shape. At some point there will develop a person who will feel this urgency to promote action and begin to invoke a new spirit in architecture and that person has become I.
Our residential, business, entertainment spaces have a burden of desolation from which we as a society can improve. No longer will the day be that settling for the mundane will be acceptable. A new spirit within the students has evolved and a passion is about to explode in our coming generation. There will begin to unfold a new landscape filled with intricate and artistically sound structures. For it is conceivable to design in such a way, if permitted the time, one walk through the design studio of our local architectural schools will prove this fact. Students are deep in design and are making the so called box structure take whole new form. If at all the fear subsides from such clients who are so stuck inside the box will release their inner strength, they too will see the beauty of a new movement about to evolve. The downtown skyline will take on a new shape and flourish making the surrounding buildings historic artifacts of study, and this will become our new physical timeline of history. Hopefully as a result, buildings will begin to take on new names, as the artwork of the likes of Monet, Picasso, Warhol have become household names so will the Architects and their structures.
Emmanuel “God with us”
As one finds himself inhabiting a structure, one should really look into the functionality of the building, is there some formality that serves the building purpose. The uniformity or cohesiveness has to be sync otherwise the structure becomes another dead inhabitant of space. Blame may be on the responsibility of the Architect, for this individual is ultimately deemed with the responsibility to see the projects design and circulation through. However, it today’s society and industriously driven world, the architects responsibility no longer functions to meet the needs of the inhabitant so much so as it is to meet the demands of the clients budget. This is then where disassociation becomes derived, for the general public has no say when constraints are placed on the architect to produce the most cost effective and speediest design. Sprouting out are hundreds of myriad buildings and dwellings that no longer serve a purpose to the inhabitant, but focus more on how soon and cheap a building can be derived. From this, are the changing landscape of our cities and towns. No longer does the architect get total freedom to use his craft as a way to display not only and ingenious and artful side of his talent, but also the sustainable and efficient side.
Architectural students have flocked to various parts of the globe, studying such movements of the past and present, but few really get the chance to display their skills in this profession. It has become to some extent as holding that next great basketball prodigy to only display his/her talent on the court of their driveway. The future of architecture has become in dire need of liberation and freedom, clients need to realize that their structure is another form of art and can be produce at the minimalist of costs. There are hundreds of architectural firms that posses the talent to reshape cities and countries into a more ornate environment, but for now most are confined to design and plan the next BOX. As I pass throughout my town and look around at various structures, I become nostalgic and think of all the great improvements that could be made that would produce a more exuberant shape. At some point there will develop a person who will feel this urgency to promote action and begin to invoke a new spirit in architecture and that person has become I.
Our residential, business, entertainment spaces have a burden of desolation from which we as a society can improve. No longer will the day be that settling for the mundane will be acceptable. A new spirit within the students has evolved and a passion is about to explode in our coming generation. There will begin to unfold a new landscape filled with intricate and artistically sound structures. For it is conceivable to design in such a way, if permitted the time, one walk through the design studio of our local architectural schools will prove this fact. Students are deep in design and are making the so called box structure take whole new form. If at all the fear subsides from such clients who are so stuck inside the box will release their inner strength, they too will see the beauty of a new movement about to evolve. The downtown skyline will take on a new shape and flourish making the surrounding buildings historic artifacts of study, and this will become our new physical timeline of history. Hopefully as a result, buildings will begin to take on new names, as the artwork of the likes of Monet, Picasso, Warhol have become household names so will the Architects and their structures.
Emmanuel “God with us”
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