Monday, August 30, 2010

Architecture Is...


Architecture is an idea, art, function, passion, love, hate, disappointment, hope and comfort. Architecture can be a selfish act, but it can also be a public move.  Architecture is only affordable by the rich, but it should really be something for the less fortunate.

Architecture is not just about the form and the way it looks from the outside.  It should also be about the space defined within; the interior space that has a more direct contact with the users.  The space inside the building is crucial, because if the inside is not successful, then what’s the point of having a 'cool' form.  Architecture is dynamic; it changes over time and changes with different uses of the occupants.  

Architecture is a struggle between what is right and what is wrong; the ethnic issue that plays within all projects and the minds of architects. Architecture is conflict. It is conflict between different class, race and gender; conflict between human and natural environment.  

Architecture is an invention, but will it be the invention that helps to move the world forward?

Architecture is open-ended; it is where an architect’s heart is.