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Architecture & Biology & the Future of the Global City
(1) Groundwork, by Diana Balmori and Joel Sanders
In the video of Saskia Sassen, from Architectural Digest, she emphasizes what architecture looks like in the future. This vision is through the eyes of a sociologist, which is a perspective I've never considered before this class. Sassen sees a future where architecture becomes more intertwined with biology and the connection to a site. I think as architects, in terms of the global city, we become an embedded role through the lens of critical regionalism. With the use of topography, cultural context, climate, light, tectonic form, etc, there is a clear role for embedding our roles critically into the global city. But how can biology become more engrained into our buildings?
(2) Beko Building, by Zaha Hadid
Will,
ReplyDeleteI wonder if biology can be engrained into our buildings on a smaller scale: ie, not necessarily presented as an organic form of the overall building, but on a scale tailored to a human. I equate biology to life; and while the buildings can be seen to have a life of their own within the context of their site, I think the global city will be more about the level of integration that we are able to achieve between people around the world; and the way that we capture the characteristics of a particular site to encourage this to happen.
Well said. I think scale is important, but also how can architecture teach and help the environment through biology. I think the human interaction with a building and it's surrounding context is where we can begin.
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