Apr 24, 2014
(3/31) Thoughts on provocation
Architects have this word they like to use: "provocation"
As Malcom put it in class, during his response to the critiques (paraphrasing): The point of architecture is making a proposition - something cultural and cognitively resonant.
I think my resounding concept is shared memory.
Another introspective design question Malcolm asked: "Am I making something people can live with habitually?"
I think a fountain is something pretty livable. They're historically places of meditation, reflection, relaxation, refreshing, renewal. Water, moving or still, is very emotive for humans. Especially if its clean.
