There is no hesitation that Architecture is indeed very powerful. It’s one of the things that coincides with everything. Emotional aspects, Physical, Sustainability, Economical, Structural and many more. Being an Architect is not just about buildings, it’s about building in consideration of all the intangible things as well. In Daniel Libeskind’s talk, he tackled all the things that he believed in. He took all the thoughts that buildings or structures instill in people and deconstructed it to come up with these ideas that are real and are true in reality. We can never escape from the fact that we as Architects should consider more than being able to build a certain building. We should think about other ideas or notions that can affect the people and the environment we are building for.
The moment a person walks inside a Structure, there is always a feeling associated in them that gives them an impression of the building. Libeskind talked about Expressive vs. Neutral which for me brings out your visions, ideas and feelings. It comes out of an experience, a story or a realization. It is necessary for us to be able to express our ideas into something that other people can relate to or can communicate with.
People are always looking forward for new things, always comparing, always weighing things. Nowadays, technology has been a part of our daily lives. Since the modern age, technological products have been used by people to socialize and interact. Since the Apple empire begun we have always been updated of the latest Ipad, Ipod or Iphone. This hunger of people for new things are also seen in Architecture just like what Libeskind said, Optimism vs. Pessimism and Unexpected vs. Habitual. He said we should always see things Beyond the normal and Beyond itself to reach a human soul. I strongly agree with this just because personally, part of our profession includes influencing people and introducing new ways breaking away from the usual. We are creative people and by that we should always look forward, be an Optimist, create new things, new experiences that will enhance people’s lives. Buildings should speak for itself. It does not have to have a sign for you to know just what it is. It should be able to communicate rather than being mute. It’s almost the same as being Expressive. When you are able to express, your work will be able to convey your expressions onto other people.
Libeskind’s buildings have been famous for the fact that it is built around history, experiences and expressive ideas and not just by Cake decorating.
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