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Fundamentals of Architecture

justifyfairly

What do you believe are the fundamentals of architecture as a profession?

 
Oct 21, 24 11:13 pm
Non Sequitur

Fundamentals in the profession?  How about putting in an above pedestrian level of effort?  

Oct 22, 24 7:54 am  · 
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Wood Guy

Learn what you need to know, work hard and smartly, save/invest money, retire. 

Oct 22, 24 9:54 am  · 
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Non Sequitur

retire? pffff..... ain't nobody got time for that.

Oct 22, 24 10:28 am  · 
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Wood Guy

I know; by retire, I mean move to someplace warm and work slightly less.

Oct 22, 24 10:50 am  · 
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gwharton

Wasn't this question settled a couple of thousand years ago?

Oct 22, 24 11:19 am  · 
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Non Sequitur

you know students don't research anything anymore.

Oct 22, 24 11:23 am  · 
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JLC-1

they don't know who vitruvius is.

Oct 22, 24 11:43 am  · 
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Non Sequitur

That's the blue turtle with the long pouty things, right?

Oct 22, 24 12:05 pm  · 
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natematt

A one-line question deserves a one-line answer. My favorite quote from 6 years of architecture school that I still think about was: “Design is the core competency of architecture”  

So, to your question. A design-oriented mindset. 

Oct 22, 24 12:12 pm  · 
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gwharton

My favorite quote from 6 years of architecture school was: "There is nothing so permanent as a temporary solution."

Oct 22, 24 12:51 pm  · 
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Non Sequitur

my favorite quote from arch intro 101 was "I can design a house that can break a marriage".

Oct 22, 24 1:15 pm  · 
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natematt

Both great. I do wonder if the second person is talking about themselves...

Oct 22, 24 2:32 pm  · 
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Almosthip

Surly ChapGPT can give you a solid answer

Oct 22, 24 1:47 pm  · 
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Non Sequitur

I asked ChatGPT to give the most non-sequitur answer possible. The results are brilliant:

"The fundamentals of architecture are like trying to fold a giraffe into a suitcase made of marshmallows while reciting the alphabet backwards on a unicycle. One must consider the gravitational pull of spaghetti, the emotional state of window blinds, and the philosophical implications of wearing socks inside out. Only when you can successfully balance a pineapple on the head of a sleeping owl will you begin to grasp the true essence of architectural professionalism."

Oct 22, 24 2:02 pm  · 
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justifyfairly

This is what my professors sound like sometimes

Oct 22, 24 8:28 pm  · 
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Non Sequitur

Those are the good kind of profs. If you want straight answers, go into engineering.

Oct 22, 24 9:05 pm  · 
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JLC-1

Firmitas, utilitas, venustas.





Oct 22, 24 7:47 pm  · 
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justifyfairly

Do you believe the Vitruvian principles are just as applicable today, if not more important in the modern world?

Oct 22, 24 8:43 pm  · 
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Wood Guy

A classmate of mine's business motto is "pursuing technical and aesthetic excellence," which to me is a rephrasing of Vitruvius, but I guess utility could be included explicitly.

Oct 23, 24 9:46 am  · 
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gwharton

We are similar. We have a couple of core principles which drive our work. One is "Better Design, Faster". But another is "Technical Excellence, Design Excellence."

Oct 23, 24 12:27 pm  · 
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JLC-1

I don't know, it seems today's fundamentals are always in question by "the bottom line" whatever the f that means.

Oct 23, 24 3:07 pm  · 
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gwharton

Well, you can't do great design if you're not making money, unless you are independently wealthy. So there's that.

Oct 23, 24 4:00 pm  · 
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JLC-1

not what I was pointing at, of course you need to make money to live - but i.e. gothic cathedrals, there was no deadline, no budget, just make it beautiful, to last 1000 years, with capacity for the whole town. A different story after 1492.

Oct 23, 24 4:08 pm  · 
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Le Courvoisier

Sex, drugs, and rock and roll

Oct 23, 24 5:23 pm  · 
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smaarch

The AIA I suppose.......eye roll.

Oct 25, 24 10:36 pm  · 
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BulgarBlogger

What are the fundamentals of music? Anyone know?

Oct 28, 24 11:53 am  · 
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OddArchitect

Sex, drugs, and emotional damage.

Oct 29, 24 10:46 am  · 
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BulgarBlogger

did you read some kind of theory paper / article that "explores the intersection of" or "disjuncture of" two completely weird topics in architecture? Did that inspire the title of this post? 

Oct 28, 24 11:58 am  · 
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OddArchitect

Did someone ask you a code question you couldn't answer so you got grumpy?

Oct 29, 24 10:46 am  · 
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