Context is very much like culture in a way. The circumstances of designing for social, economical, or political functions are contextual designs. As with the form, location, and size are factors that are governed by the environment, topography, and resources. If you read, What Ever Happened To Urbanism, Rem Koolhaas also indicates that it is impossible to design a building without context. A country is nothing without culture, and likewise, architecture is nothing without context.
A highly recommended book for those interested in architecture theory, design concepts, and historical theory contradictions is SMLxL
Architecture only survives where it negates the form that society expects of it. Where it negates itself by transgressing the limits that history has set for it.
- Bernard Tschumi
No comments:
Post a Comment