What does restraint mean?
In our class discussion, the idea of restraint vs. aesthetic was consistently brought up. Why do we have to pick one and not the other? Are our minds as architects not capable of creatively designing a building that sustains not only the environment but also beauty? Furthermore, with this "restraint" we are imposing on our designs, are we sacrificing the experience of the buildings' users?
Restraint implies, to me, the limited use of materials, unique forms, and non-energy efficient assemblies. Inaki Abalos discusses the idea of the "abandonment of the tectontic model for the biotechnical concept." He goes on to say that consultants are merely "high-tech drag queens," implying a faux facade of ideas. Are we exercising restraint by reducing our designs to humble forms, materials, and aesthetics? Instead, can we literally push the envelope, releasing rather than restraining, to design buildings that are cost-effective, energy-efficient, beautiful, and functional for users- or is that too much to ask?
Restraint implies, to me, the limited use of materials, unique forms, and non-energy efficient assemblies. Inaki Abalos discusses the idea of the "abandonment of the tectontic model for the biotechnical concept." He goes on to say that consultants are merely "high-tech drag queens," implying a faux facade of ideas. Are we exercising restraint by reducing our designs to humble forms, materials, and aesthetics? Instead, can we literally push the envelope, releasing rather than restraining, to design buildings that are cost-effective, energy-efficient, beautiful, and functional for users- or is that too much to ask?
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