arch48 week #2

This week in class we have discussed our ideas of what architecture is in groups. I’m in group two and we decided to have everyone to throw out a word and combine to make a sentence. In the end, we came up with the sentence “Pink elephants stand out irrationally in a silver sea of concrete.” I thought the sentence is very interesting and at the same time I also questioned myself what does pink elephants have to do with architecture. At that time I wonder is there something that the others see that I don’t. The only thing I can think of from the pink elephant that relates to architecture is blueprint. In the end I figured out the imagery of what the pink elephant gives is what it matters. After all group five did come up with “Architecture is a creative expansion of nothing.” I guess things don’t have to make sense to be what it is.

architecture is… cont.

I’m adding to what architecture is since I wrote too little in the last post.

Architecture is full of history.

Architecture is forever changing.

Architecture is a building.

Architecture is manmade.

Architecture is full of thinking.

Architecture is not as easy as it looks.

Architecture is a way to express.

Architecture is a way to show ones creativity.

Architecture is a major.

Architecture is everywhere.

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 I never thought the word “think” would play such a big role in architecture. I am an imaginer. As a result I assume the process of architecture involves observation, sketching, and making only. But I guess there is a relationship between imagining and thinking, since one thinks then imagine. From what is discuss in class, I think analyze/ research on history and culture does play an important part. When there is more research one can look for improvements and satisfy ones need. I think architecture is a work of art and is a home for all.