Architectural Technology
Q: Sorry to but in here but i was wondering if there was anyone out there that would give me thier opinion on the following..... Architecture without technology, can be attributed to the poor design of 'Yesteryear'. I'm examining the validity of the statement and the extent to which the construction industry can move towards a more integrated working practice.
A: -Since Archi"tect"ure and "tech"nology are both derived from the same root word, I seriously question whether one can actually have one without the other. Is the underlying assumption that buildings constructed centuries ago should be using 20th century technology? By "poor design" are we talking about the Taj Mahal, the Pyramid of Cheops, the Acropolis of Athens, the work of Frank Lloyd Wright, or are we talking about some other example of "poor design"? By "yesteryear" are we talking about 1973, 786 AD or 3,000 BC? Does it mean to say that inadequate technology created poor design? or that poor design did not use available technology? or to develop technology (and is it the purpose of building design to generate technology, rather than buildings?) or what? My opinion of the statement is that it is too vaguely ambiguous to adequately convey a sufficient meaning to comment upon. By "integrated working practice" do you mean fastening the roof to the walls?, or what? -Technology is breed from innovation not the other way around. If we are to assume that a technology has to exist before a "good design" is feasible then why are we not still stuck in caves. Had to knock the corners off the square to make a wheel but needed a hammer so I gave up. Integration of working practices in the construction industry is done with the most simple of technologies; The mind and spirit of individuals who desire a momument be built. The "poor designs" of yesteryear are not here for us to see but personally I think they were constructed with the same mentality of a strip center. -For me the question has no sense, it' s as poor as my english, then take care. It could suppose that "we should use the last technologie to built". Then yes and no, it's depend the situation. I 'm aggree that a architecture has to be representaive of a stage of technologie. It will depend of the situation, infrastructures... - Good design is the using the opportunities and constraints of a project to achieve the goals of the client. A strip mall may be "good design" when it meets the clients needs even if it is ugly and short lived. If the Acropolis took too long