Weathering/ Shadow/ Memory

In the article "Places" by Natalini, the idea that there can be places that have no memories or history is discussed. Although there are efforts being made to build architecture that can last through time and stand against weathering, I think that the weathering that occurs on a building could possibly be part of the way a place starts to have memories and history connected to it. Do you think this is the case? Or is weathering simply destructive to architecture?

Beginnings/ Order/ Proportion

In the article "The Geometry of Feeling," Pallasmaa poses the question 'why do so few modern buildings appeal to our feelings, when an anonymous house in an old town or... farm building gives us a sense of familiarity and pleasure?' How do the ideas of order and proportion relate to this statement, and why these more common buildings might give us more familiarity then modern buildings.

People/Place/Location

In the reading "The Interior of Time" by van Eyck one quote stood out to me. "tree is leaf and leaf is tree- house is city and city is house- a tree is a tree but it is also a huge leaf- a leaf is a leaf, but it is also a tiny tree- a city is not a city unless it is also a huge house- a house is a house only if it is also a tiny city." How does this relate to design and architecture today?

Craft/Making/Techtonics

Although this question has been posed several times in class, why do you think that something crafted by hand carries more meaning and importance then something that can be made in mass production by machines?

Thinking Ecologically

After reading "Waste Equals Food" by William McDonough and Michael Braungart, I started to think about how we recycle our wastes, and what is really happening with the environment. The idea that we should make wrappers, or items of waste into biodegradable substances that can decompose into the earth instead of pollute seems good, but how well could that really work?

Global/ Local

After reading Rem Koolhaas: 'Bigness: or the Problem of Large,' one of the main points that stood out to me is how that the size and scale of a building can overpower its context. "The distance between the core and envelope increases to the point where the facade can no longer reveal what happens inside." This quote stands out to me because I think that is something that should not be lost. The connection between the interior and exterior says a lot about the building, and even the people inhabiting it. Will architecture ever get to the point where it only becomes about the exterior and size of the building, instead of conveying what goes on inside and how it relates to the people of the community that use it?

Electronic Worlds

What do you think will happen when science and technology can't really be developed any further, since it is changing so rapidly now, or do you think we will ever get to that point?