Wednesday, December 17, 2008
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?
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With our economy going into recession, I don't think that people or corporations will have the money to put into a huge home or building.
ReplyDeleteIn addition, with the 'green design' trend I feel that people are slowly going to realize that bigger isn't always better. We will have to start living closer to our neighbors, and that also means, building smaller and more efficiently.
I also agree with the quote and feel that this should not be lost, but I don't think(or hope) that the relationship between the exterior and the interior could be lost.
I also think that since people will always be designing the places we inhabit, the relation between exterior and interior will also always have a correlation. A human isn't going to create an exterior that would be misleading, or distract from the mood or experience that happens on the inside. Like you said, the size of buildings and different focuses of design will always be changing over time, but the relationship between the interior and exterior will not be lost; humans will instinctively not let that happen as long as they are designing these places for inhabitation.
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