What is Architecture?

October 2, 2007 · Filed Under Life Log · 6 Comments
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Contrary to widespread belief, architecture is all about decorating a box inside and out, but that does not mean that architecture itself is about decorating boxes.

So, what is architecture besides a beautiful box?

Architecture is not primarily about the material stuff of a building, it is more accurately about its ‘lack of stuff.’ Some would say the lack of humanities, 6 years of studies and 1 year of working experience taught me that architecture is a form of masturbation. Masturbation with a capital B.

I’ve come to realize that architects tend to design buildings for architects, and not so much for the person that intend to inhabit that building, the aim of each project is to have it published in the latest Architecture Journals and win awards, that is all that matters, nothing else. Isn’t it about time awards are given based on the satisfaction of the occupants? rather than relying on some artist impression and a smooth cock talking architect?

There are basically two types of architecture – Architecture for humanities and architecture for masturbation.

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Almost every night I’ll dream of something weird, usually it is about the future, about what life would be, most of the time it is about death. Don’t you find it weird that when you’re able to dream of the future? Some say it is because the person thinks too much, causing a so called ’self brainwashing’ thus causing him to act according to the dream, but what if you dream of something beyond your control? say, something to do with a group of people and their activities or a person’s action? How is it possible that by constantly dreaming of it, one is able to influence these large groups of people and their actions?

It was 13 years ago that a dream of mine changes the way I look at the world forever.

Last month, I had this weird dream and everything appears according to the dream, I can’t control what my lecturer’s thoughts? or his every actions? I know, it is hard to imagine that the future is predictable, rest assure, it is.

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I love the internet, love computers and gadgets, web coding, the in and outs of computers, basically everything electronic, but not architecture. Yes, I love arts and design but not much of architecture.

A number of my friends asked me why architecture and not computers, and I said I have no idea, the truth is, I am lying.