Archinect - News 2024-04-28T04:48:44-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/31539727/embracing-impermanence-why-some-architecture-should-be-temporary Embracing Impermanence: Why Some Architecture Should Be Temporary Archinect 2011-12-20T00:01:02-05:00 >2011-12-20T11:16:03-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/34/3448246077350708b988718ac46961da?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>For most of the first decade of the 2000s, architecture was about the statement building. Whether it was a controversial memorial or an impossibly luxurious condo tower, architecture&rsquo;s raison d&rsquo;&ecirc;tre was to make a lasting impression. Architecture has always been synonymous with permanence, but should it be?</p></em><br /><br /><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><head><meta></head></html>