The Space We Inhabit II
7DOS, In Between, Shadowy Friday - moving (in) Between Shadows
31Day Photo Challenge - see first image of two at www.flickr.com/photos/globalnomad01/8799147148/
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To me architecture is as much about interaction as it is about function. No building, like no person, exists in isolation and how a man-made structure interacts with its environment is just as important to an architect, and the people who use the structure, as the function of the structure, despite some examples to the contrary. To my mind few architects embody this ethos in the way that late, great Frank Lloyd Wright did, but here I am at risk of digression.
First and foremost a building has purpose (home, office, shop, museum, school, etc), but it also creates an environment in which we exist and it, in turn, exists in a larger environment. Interaction does not just occur between people, but between the natural and the man-made world and the architect, particularly a good one, has the ability to create synergy between these two environments; the next time you're in a space that feels comfortable, take a moment to look around and consider it in the context of its purpose, its location and its construction and I'll bet that there is synergy between the internal and external environments, that it is easy to move around in and that the purpose for which it was designed is so obvious you don't even notice it.
The Space We Inhabit II
7DOS, In Between, Shadowy Friday - moving (in) Between Shadows
31Day Photo Challenge - see first image of two at www.flickr.com/photos/globalnomad01/8799147148/
The Flickr Lounge
Find me on Facebook at www.facebook.com/LyndaHPhotography
To me architecture is as much about interaction as it is about function. No building, like no person, exists in isolation and how a man-made structure interacts with its environment is just as important to an architect, and the people who use the structure, as the function of the structure, despite some examples to the contrary. To my mind few architects embody this ethos in the way that late, great Frank Lloyd Wright did, but here I am at risk of digression.
First and foremost a building has purpose (home, office, shop, museum, school, etc), but it also creates an environment in which we exist and it, in turn, exists in a larger environment. Interaction does not just occur between people, but between the natural and the man-made world and the architect, particularly a good one, has the ability to create synergy between these two environments; the next time you're in a space that feels comfortable, take a moment to look around and consider it in the context of its purpose, its location and its construction and I'll bet that there is synergy between the internal and external environments, that it is easy to move around in and that the purpose for which it was designed is so obvious you don't even notice it.