Below is a collection of various comments that I have received. Collectively, they form the basis of a worldview which is totally antagonistic to even the mere suggestion that wholeness has anything to do with architecture: you have allowed yourself to be nothing, to commit literary suicide and...
A street in Tokyo | Circa 1950 | Source unknown Wholeness is everywhere...
What is the one of the most disturbing aspects of the contemporary built environment? What is it that architects in practice and students in the academy do which result in a more unwhole environment? How can we unlearn these practices and build a more whole world? Below is Morphosis' response to...
I’ve never seriously thought about wholeness until about 2 or 3 years ago. It had no place, no real merit in studio; it was simply a non-topic. Just design they told us. Design, design, design. Like a typical student, I never questioned this. I just wanted to fit in, get some attention, and...
This document is a collection of thoughts, ideas, sketches, and observations of a young architecture student living in the 21st century. It is intended to serve as a resource and vehicle for personal connections that extend beyond virtual domains. The main subject of this blog is an inquiry into the elusive nature of wholeness. The purpose is to identify wholeness-making building methodologies and examples of 'whole architecture' throughout history.
