Architecture

As an architecture student, I've grown distrustful to how the profession is taught in schools and maybe even exercised in real life. So many architecture firms and classes emphasize cool forms and buildings that look nice when really you don't get a sense of place at all if everywhere you go is just concrete, glass, and steel. I wish buildings were designed with more intention and tact to give the end user a sense of peace and scale. No, high rises won't do shit to the housing crisis because at a certain point you have to pay extra for mechanical ducts, lifts, water pumps, and stronger structural materials, and those costs get passed on to the consumer. No wonder cities like New York are building homes but they're only catered to the wealthy and not the large homeless population who ACTUALLY needs a home, and no wonder Florida builds the most homes of any state in the country behind Texas but these homes are only catered to the middle-upper class. Just a cool building no longer convinces me. Only with a place that is designed with the person in mind will suffice.

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anonymous Other August 25, 2025 at 7:22 pm 0 0