Architectural Foreground and Background

 

Architecture doesn't always have to sit behind our lives, but when it does, we can tell. There are two types of spaces that I can decipher that need the separation between architecture as background and architecture as spectacle: one time use and persistent use. Falling into the one time use category we have buildings like museums, stadiums, and theaters (among others). It's important that each of these serve their purpose for their direct function in how they are intended to be used. There is much less opportunity for the public to interact with the architecture to make it their own because of their intended use. Instead it would make sense for the architecture to be loud and dominate the space because it exists for the function and the people are there for the function. Persistent use spaces I would define as our homes, offices, and shops. The inverse occurs were the architecture is there to facilitate the people rather than the function because the people will bring the function. The architecture steps back to reveal the opportunity of the space instead of declaring itself visible.