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What does a piece of architecture say about society?
Example: Government housing apartments. They're usually box like. They seem efficient and perhaps make the residents feel like none of the other dwellers have more than they do. How about homes with a lot of glass walls? What could it possibly suggest? Why does y! not have an architecture section? Anyone else here interested in this kind of analysis? here are some pics to consider. http://people.csail.mit.edu/fsegonne/misc/PhotoAlbums/Travelling/June_2004/Road_Trip/tn/Barcelona_Gaudi_2.med.JPG http://www.thearchitectpainter.com/MadisonGray/deep_SIGHT/reviews/LeCORBUSIER_Garches1927.gardenfacade150.jpg http://realestate.theemiratesnetwork.com/developments/dubai/images/palm_trump_international_hotel_and_tower.jpg So glad to see there are others who'd be interested! =)
Public Comments
- YES!!! a thousand times yes!!! architecture section! My favourite is the German parlement, which (seeing its dubious past) was meant mostly of glass so you can see into it. It was meant to be a departure from the concrete, forcefull might of the Nazis.
- I would love to have this section added since I am a 4th year architect student. It would be great for all architects to ask questions that make or break the human condition and what is modernity. As an archi student, this would be really beneficial for newbies and architects entering the real world. As for government housing apartments, I can say for sure that it's not unique. It's just a developer's dream to have standard units. The only special buildings are the ones like Zaha Hadid, the new MIes van der rohes, Toyo Ito, Tadao ando, and many more spendid architects. Well not considering Le Corbusier and his open spaces in the Unite de Habitacion. But right now homes with a lot of glass scream out modernism at it's fullest. You would never see a classical house with brick walls. The sendai Mediatech in Japan is literally glass walls. It's just like a giant fish bowl. However glass can say modernity but it can also be part of the passive solar design. Especially in temperate climates when you need as much sun penetration during winter. But it's rare to have too much glass in warm humid climates. You would never see a lot of glass in arid or arctic climates.
