What is Architecture?
The world’s leading Architects give their answers.
Architecture is…hard to define! Or perhaps the better answer is … it depends.
Enter WIA — Short for what is architecture, a web project run by three young architects with the purpose of finding “clear and concise information about architecture from the viewpoint of the contemporary protagonists and thus form a panoramic view of today’s architectural thinking.”
How? They do short and sweet interviews with the world’s leading Architects. The questions are simple and direct:
What is architecture?
What can architecture do?
What is your architectural position?
What is your design method?
But the answers are fascinatingly different, giving us a glimpse into every architect’s biases, ambitions, hopes and concerns…
Here are some of my favorite answers. Also included is one project from each architect for reference :)
Sam Jacob
“Architecture is act of making the world we live in…”
Moon Hoon
“Architecture can be anything…”
Wolf Prix
“Architecture is Yes…”
Hernan Diaz Alonso
“Architecture is a genius solution to non-existing problems…”
Carole Schmit
“Architecture is about keeping surprise alive…”
Bogdan & Van Broeck
“Architecture is a canvas for life…”
Jakob Tigges
“…I have no idea…If I knew I probably would do something else…”
You can watch all of the interviews here.
