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“The condition of ‘dwelling’ and hence ultimately of ‘being’ can only take place in a domain that is clearly bounded.’ - Heidegger, “Building, Dwelling, Thinking”

The phenomenological approach to building is something I am incredibly interested in. From the outside, phenomenology seems incredibly theoretical and subjective, but Heidegger’s notions of boundary provide the very foundation of how we begin to inhabit space. The physical becomes more indicative of our humanness than thought. There is an active element to architecture present in critical regionalism that challenges the finality of building itself. Something that seems so solid and stable suddenly becomes a site of dwelling–or, being. It is an incredibly human space that confronts the reality that we can only begin to make sense of ourselves in light of the boundaries that exist. Architecture becomes more than expressive, it becomes the starting point for how we present ourselves to the world and each other.

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