readings
"For the Post-Modernist, 'more is more'."
Does the “more is more” approach reflect society’s current relationship with maximalism? How does minimalism fit in with the “more is more” concept?
34:55
Does the knowledge of architecture affect the way it's perceived?
Duck : A building that represents its function through its shape and construction.
Decorated Shed: A building whose function is revealed by added ornamentation.
Does a person unrelated to architecture have preference to a 'duck' or 'decorated shed'?
Post Modernism on the other hand, seeks to resolve the modernist split between "rationalism" and "realism"... It sides with the Form and its Design.
How do you balance function and design?
37:01
Do architects, or does architecture have the responsibility of being healing or able to restore?
"If you want to stay ahead of the curve as an architect, it's good every now and then to visit Las Vegas."
How do you think Post Modernism has affected the culture of architecture?
Should simplification be a method or a goal? Which produces complex architecture?
"It's not a matter of attention, but of interest."
How do we design for those uninterested in architecture?
"All these huge, jarring signs almost calling out over each other."
Why do these tactics attract the public?