1. There exists no argument of the Golden age. Kahn to Corbusier, all said the ancients -are my only master. A Big Rethink is a junk notion. Architectures fall from grace to mundane bastardisation of glass, and technology amounts to nothing. A 100 years from now all seemingly great architects currently about will look as a part of a silly story of how architecture fell from transcendence and slowly started its way back up. in 5000BC people designed settlements (Dhola Vira) that carefully directed rain water to separate tanks, while flood water to separate tanks. If those people were to come and see the worlds settlements today - theyd wonder what we accomplished in 7000 years. 2. There is no esoteric argument. and concept of front line architecture of today. The fact that many attempt to be famous by playing tune to market forces - doesnt make them significant let alone close to achieving a level of mastery worthy of architecture. From Sumerian to the Greeks, Romans, Islamic civilisations a master code existed. The temple of the Mound to the Vatican has a geometric master DNA enshrined. Monuments DNA pretty much exists. https://academia.edu/48371... 3. Millennia of craftsmanship, mastery in the arts of Architecture - were all dumped in the so called fad of the industrial revolution. out went the unwritten code known to the masters. Cars and machines came in - the city was for cars. Cars became ubiquitous and now we realise cars dont make a beautiful place to live in. Our absorption of the technology curve will be written in history as a mass dementia. 4. The only thing new is the unprecedented population. Itd be best that we could show the ancestors from 5000 BC that we match and exceed their planning sophistication - using technology as a tool and not a defining element. Dilmeet Grewal, The Thought Studio
Posted on: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 05:29:20 +0000
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