The Architects Of Their Own Downfall

They demonstrate how people act and react and the challenges of their lives. We have chosen to use metaphors to act as a structure to discuss, the often illusive, character traits of architects. We have chosen Greek myths because of their familiarity in recent architectural literature (Frascari and Perez-Gomez) and because the stories have close connection to the points we would like to make about architects’ character. Greek myths are quintessential metaphors for our argument, as for example Daedalus and Hermes have qualities that relate very closely to the role of architects in society. In privileging Greek myths, over others in rich cultures around the world, we are not saying these other cultures are not valid. Instead we recognize the value of monomyths as described by Joseph Campbell and support the tradition that myths can illustrate many aspects of the profession of architecture. The fact that Greek myths, as handed down through Greek culture were recorded by Homer (and others) in approximately the mid-fifth century Greece at a time when the ‘profession’ of architecture was forming, is important to our decision. Although buildings were being built around the world by people whose specific job it was to construct, architecture as a

The design phase is very complex and interactive in nature as it aims at incorporating the needs of all parties involved in the delivery of a successful project, (Sebastian 2007). Such complexity and interactivity requires the symbiotic relationship among the parties to be mutualistic in nature. Mutualism relationships enhance the ability to achieve desired outcomes in a manner whereby each party benefits. For example the architect is able to gain revenues as a result of his architectural designs while the clients achieve a project outcome that meets their desired requirements, (Energy Star 2014).

In the field of architecture, it is important to understand that the profession spans two different discourse communities with their own distinct standards and needs: and internal and external discourse [5]. The internal discourse is the one in which architect communicate with their fellow peers, educators, critics, in effort to always

In all, the elements that primarily distinguished architects from builders are mainly economic standing and rhetoric of taste and invention, and education. Due to this, Upton believed master builders were prosperous and were typically motivated by “social distinction as a component of their professional success. In like manner, rhetoric of taste and invention differentiated architects from builders in that “taste might be acquired through ‘toil and study’..., but not in drawing school” (Upton, 61). Moreover, the key factors that contributed to the increasing professionalization of architects in eighteenth-century America are. Education, coherence in work, and the ability to communicate. With education, many were introduced to a “liberal-arts education, and eventually by moving professional education to the university, architects hoped to shake off their pesky rivals”(Upton, 63 ). For the socialization aspect of increasing professionalization of architects in eighteenth-century America, the

William Shakespeare born on April 23, 1564 contributed deeply to the innovated speech on the subject of playwriting, poetry, and acting. Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, northwest of London. When Shakespeare was eighteen he married Anne Hathaway and had three children. The majority of Shakespeare's life was not just spent in school but in the theatre world in London were he had found and started venturing into the writing profession by the early 1590s. Shakespeare was ambitious when it came to the theatre and always strived for success not only was he a play writer but as an actor. The duration of 1610 to 1613 it was said that Shakespeare had retired from the stage and returned home to Stratford-upon-Avon where he died in 1616. Shakespeare had part taken in many educational institutions, Shakespeare had combined the poetic approach with a practical sense of the theatre. Shakespeare had a innovative mindset when inventing words from Latin, French and Native origins. Shakespeare had written thirty plays, the plays created in the time period were divided into four categories: Comedies, Histories, Romances, and Tragedies. Therefore it can be inferred that the four categories were influenced from some events during Shakespeare's life which caused him to create those genres of plays. During the author's life time there were certain events which influenced the writing of Macbeth.

A designer based in New York called Andrew Shea, interestingly converses about the building responsibility and obligation that designers have in the book ‘Designing for Social Change’,

A place where practically all of design’s disciplines collide is the home which is why it fascinates me to think how the rental market will change come the arrival of the V&A of Design - Post Transformation Dundee. Are you living in a flat pickled in decades of accumulated tobacco smoke? Carbon dating wallpaper way back to the 80’s? Had your marigolds hermetically sealed since moving in? I can relate.

In 1948, atof the Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain, architecture was part of one of the events (Sports-Reference). An architect is someone that designs and builds houses for people to live in or work in. Architects usually work in offices where they meet their clients, but occasionally they must travel to construction sites. They also must know how to design structures, know building and construction knowledge, and be able to analyze the environment. If someone is interested in becoming an architect, they need to know the different degrees needed to obtain, the specific skills needed and the demand and salary for the desired location (BLSbls).

Architecture matters, it is omnipresence; we use and encounter it on a daily basis, but most often one tends to focus on the building’s function and the way it looks. Architecture is more than mere buildings that serve its function to meet our own human needs; it has a lot more to offer. Architecture matters because it can become a symbol that represents something that has a deeper meaning as well as an “ultimate representation of a culture.” Architecture is a powerful icon because it symbolizes experience that we as a community share, which is far beyond what other forms art can offer.

According to Lee W. Waldrep (2010), author of the book Becoming an Architect: A Guide to Careers in Design, an architect is an imaginative person who designs a wide spectrum of structures for buildings (Waldrep, 2010, p 2). These structures must meet safety requirements in addition to being aesthetically pleasing. Architects must compete with other architects to attract clients by presenting designs. This process generally rests on building a good

The question that we might be asking ourselves is that “do we need architects in our society?” The answer is yes in my opinion because architects bring the life out of things, make people think twice of coming back to a work of art, and make things look appealing to the human eye. A very good example of architecture coming to a city is El Paso our home town. For example, downtown El Paso was a very popular place for people to go hand out and have a very nice night life. But, downtown El Paso took a turn for the worse and it started to become a very unpopular place to hang out in El Paso. I will talk about how downtown El Paso has been changing since it atmosphere went downhill.

The article argued that although new and modern architectural buildings are satisfying and innovating, they can take away from a sense of place or culture as Meade’s states himself “New, shiny buildings are all well and good, but what architects forget about is a sense of place – and beauty of wastelands” (Meades, 2012). Meades expresses his issue against architects overly modernizing structures, which might also have to do with that fact that the artists are getting paid for the designing of the “vanity projects” and the projects themselves are getting paid for. To draw reference to the Rome’s ancient city there is a constant style, grey colour and material that is used. If one were to view an image of the ancient city it is easily noticeable as to where it may it located, in this case Rome. It is almost essential that cities do not let go of their architectural traditions to keep the history and character life. Although it is inevitable for modernizations to be made, they should be worked traditional

Architects and customers can communicate over the internet too. Just 15 years ago, to look at design changes, the customer and architect would have to meet face to face. This alone can set the project behind because often the customers do not have time to fit in a meeting in the same day. Today, when there is a design change, architects can email pictures within seconds. Not only can they share images, but they can communicate without being in the same place. This benefits architecture in many ways. One of these is architects can get back to designing to finish the design with the new changes that they talked about five minutes ago. Not only can the architect send the design to the customer, but also to architects within the same business. This benefits the overall design because it

Before the end of my second year at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute School of Architecture, I began to ponder on the possibility of quitting architecture. It was a convoluted time of uncertainty; I wasn’t sure whether I was prepared to become an architect and take on the responsibility and commitment to better the built environment. Nevertheless, I decided to give myself one last shot at architecture before giving up – I accepted the internship offer from MAD Architects in Beijing, China. There, I got to meet many young architects

Although, most post-modernist architects had been associated with modern architects in terms of training during the twentieth century, they refused most their teachers ideas. In addition, today's architects cannot deny the modern architecture ways of designing any building. Their design, for instance, has many philosophical meaning such as constructional, environmental, sociological, commercial and metaphorical meaning.