The Craft of Architecture
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Important Quotes and Things to Note:
“Great architects were those that refined their concepts and details and forms with each new project. Occasionally, jumping forward with and innovation”
“patient, persistent, meticulous”
“I’m crafting my own history with each move of my hand.”
“Failures were part of the process, I would learn from it, and the scars would add character.”
“I’ve started to realize that craft doesn’t scale”
“But, maybe it isn’t the role of craft to solve social problems. Craft is about precision and perfection and elegant design. Craft is about that moment of clarity.”
“The iphone isn’t a well-crafted device, it’s a cultural movement”
Thoughts and Questions:
- Does craft scale?
- Can craft solve social problems? Thinking back to the article These Designers Will Take No Shortcuts in Their Quest of High-Quality American Design aren’t there ethics in craft that can lead to radical social change if implemented at scale?
- Can precision, perfection and elegant design be defined as something that challenges our current social paradigms and expectations?
- Important themes from this piece are how is craft defined, through aesthetics or through impact or both?
Brown, Jody. “The Craft of Architecture.” ArchDaily. November 02, 2011. Accessed September 23, 2016. http://www.archdaily.com/180775/the-craft-of-architecture.
