Architecture as a dissident practice
I find this kind of practice quite exciting and interesting... A mixture of these two arts can really create some special forms (like the cover photo). That water vapor building looks really amazing and would be awesome to visit.
Is theory really dead? I think maybe it has slowed down a bit because the industry is just getting constructions out and done quickly. People may be ignoring the theory because it is advancing soo fast and people don't want to miss out on any chances. I think also the building style has changed. So all the theory we had on previous buildings being built and the whole industry, no longer counts. So instead we are just shooting these massive flashy buildings up. Maybe we don't need the theory though? Or maybe someone will start writing new theory on the 'futuristic buildings that are going up now.
I find theory quite hard to grasp in architecture. And I have a hard time doing the theory, so the current methods of chucking up buildings like we are, makes more sense to me (obviously there is more to it than that). Furthermore I think its when you start mixing the different industries together like the architecture and the arts that you need the theory, because everything has to sink together from the two different ideas and work as one.
When all these theories were originally made they were discovering a whole heap of new methods that were possible, they had many societal issues going on and they had no standards for anything. Slowly over time these theories have been created with the standards. The have been improved throughout but now many of these things are familiar to architects. However I'm sure as we continue to evolve with the architectural advancements, the new theories will start rolling out soon enough.
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