Comments on: We Shape Our Buildings and Afterwards, Our Buildings Shape Us

By: Tommy S.S.Eisenring

Tommy S.S.Eisenring — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 01:28:03 +0000

I am a doctoral candidate in sociology at UNM Makassar, Indoensia. The thesis/ dissertation I am writing is about “social construction by architecture”, which is a part of study of architectural sociology. This article remind me of what Chirchili had ever said 64 last years, in case of debate among parliamentarian about whether they need to build a new building or renovate the parliament building what demand by war: ” We shape the building, but finally the building is shaping us”. Interesting article, cladding

By: Abigail

Abigail — Mon, 18 May 2009 07:05:46 +0000

amazing…we have the same problem here in the Philippines…I thought the colonial mentality that western architecture is much preferred than our very own tried-and-tested, sustainable tropical architecture is only a problem found in my country…I see that there is also this type of problem in other places as well…I am an architecture student in the Philippines struggling against this mentality…

By: wakaka

wakaka — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 03:59:07 +0000

roman column is not a part of malaysian culture. So there’s no reason why we should be proud to have it in malaysian houses.

By: Shi Ying

Shi Ying — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:48:58 +0000

Not to forget, to the ‘tasteless’ the diameter of each of the columns are equivalent to their belly size, thus, reflecting how rich they are. That’s why my friend admitted her dad needs 6 roman columns in their driveway.

By: Jonathan Gross

Jonathan Gross — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 12:58:13 +0000

To you they may be anachronistic architectural elements, but to someone from Malaysia, they could be stand-ins for trees–very important in creating a sense of safety.

By: cthulhu

cthulhu — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 03:57:31 +0000

Roman / Doric columns ARE an eye sore. Especially when they coupled with wooden houses. It’s like living in an architectural birth defect.