Architecture Beyond Design: In Which We Consider What Makes Architecture Significant

2022-06-17T08:50:00-04:00

"In our darkest moment we were given a miracle, the candle became a magical flame that could never go out and it blessed us with a refuge in which to live…And our house, our Casita itself, came alive to shelter us."

- Alma Madrigal, Encanto

When we discuss the agency of architecture, we can easily make the error of assuming that architecture alone causes an impact or change to occur within a community. A school, for example, no matter how masterfully designed, is nothing more than a complex assembly of materials if there are no teachers, students, administrators, and staff to give it life. Human beings must first imbue a building with life. That building, having been activated, can then serve as a vehicle that enables its inhabitants to become more themselves, to become more human.

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Architecture Beyond Design: In Which We Consider What Makes Architecture Significant