Design philosophy for artist Chris Jordan and architects Jay Atherton and Cy Keener are unique to their social and personal experience, but very similar in philosophy. Both sets of curators inhibit the very space and modules they curate for
personal and social change. They inhibit the space based on their personal beliefs of moderations and daily behavioral involvement. Chris Jordan curates his art pieces through studying the behaviors of society, and the importance of the negligence among the citizens inhabiting the society. One of the first example he curates is a “neo gothic factory” that emits massive pollution. The image is a photography of plastic cups compilations that equal the number cups used in American Airlines every 15 minutes. He focuses on the importance of it because in a micro scoping level those cups are simple one or two pieces of cups, however in a bigger scale these cups that are not recycled turns us into the neo-gothic factory that is destroying our inhabiting space. Our negligence to recycle and re-use is creating an impact that is equally if not more extensively damaging the natural resources in the earth. Another example he portrays is the increasing number of breast augmentation that is no longer only an obsession and negligence rather a fashion trend that is growing and dehumanizing our society our culture. However his focus does not diminish in the daily decisions of an individual rather he asks us the viewers of his photographs to look into our daily minimal decisions into its macro aesthetics. He asks his audiences to feel the differences that our minimal decisions have for the massive outlook, his photographs are not to blame rather create a motion for concern. To grow character amongst individuals to create the changes necessary, for sustaining the billions around the world. Almost to collaborate on the arts and theories of Chris Jordan architects Jay Atherton and Cy Keener designs to inhabit the spaces that they curate. The method they implement is to curate a design based on the ideologies of minimalist architecture. The two young architects and friends after graduating from Berkeley decided to come together to curate the space that they would occupy. They became the partner in design, build, and occupancy. In creating a structure with minimal furniture and a common access way they designed a building that serve as home, office, gallery space, and community space. Their decision to implement readily available materials to build with (concrete) minimized their expense and provided the necessary thermal break required for living in Phoenix, Arizona. Furthermore the translucent glass implemented on the two sides of the buildings carefully considered not to be on the western side provide lighting for the bedrooms and privacy as well. The western wall designed to be the shaft wall is coated with black to absorb maximum heat for the two bathrooms and the kitchen water fixtures. The common space between the two bedrooms is the focal point of the guests, with the two walls soaring to its side invites the solar lights from the east and lights the room for the two young architects to enjoy any kind of arts during the night or day. Chris Jordan, Jay Atherton, and Cy Keener both focus on necessary social changes in their creations. While one invoke emotions necessary to invoke pride and strength necessary for macro social changes the other two found ways to transform through needs. While Chris Jordan serve as the advocate for understanding the impact of our daily decisions in global platform, Jay Atherton and Cy Keener serve as the living proof of that advocacy. Architectural Manifesto
2014 Kabir Shohel Architecture is the embodiment of a creation and its natural phenomenon. It is able to move, show, and grow feelings. More importantly it is the body that feels everything around it and adapts. Architecture can be defined as sustainable, durable, or long lasting. However to believe it is a product that is ever lasting would be an idea of crude blindness. Architecture can be a phase that can be viewed as a temporary moment of being. Designs in architecture can be viewed as temporary moments of thought. However the influence, the impact it leaves behind gives that design idea a life. Each critic of that design idea formulates that design in distinctive manner. Some define the design to be successful if the design is able to create an edifice on the critic’s mind; while others might argue that design as superciliousness of the architect’s chutzpa. Either scenario the design has just given birth to children who will either try to make better of the design or deter away heavily to counter argue. An architecture is an art that is thoroughly contextual in its texture; can be found in every direction our perceiving limbs take us. Regardless of how efficient is in its ability to show, feel, or move much of its defining factor rely on its ability to adapt. A strong architecture is that which provide all its function but do not rely on that functionality. It is a living breathing animal that becomes part of the life cycle or eco system of its inhabiting surrounding like a cherry tree would. Architecture much like that cherry tree should be able to provide a place of shelter, a transformation of energy, and a nature’s elegance that reflects the inhabiting space’s importance. It too is an aging element that needs detailed tendering at its beginning/growing state, like a baby taken care of as a child. It too requires attention for strengthening as it reaches the peak of its life span, much like our parents and elders. If such an idea is well drawn, raised, and evolved the impact of that architecture is nothing short of bliss. Like any other organic and inorganic creature architecture too has a life span, it can never be made everlasting. The memories that it helps shape can sometime leave that piece of architecture as the story of its belonging in its enticing critics and fellow creations. Whether that piece of architecture is Patriarcha de Floresta or the neighborhood Birch it has to be able to be self sufficient. It has to be able continue to conduct its program with or without support to be able to create the memories that would make it an everlasting idea. It has to be able to be part of a society/ecosystem, and give back to that society amply to help sustain its environment. Architecture can never be viewed as an element, or a man made product that has a temporary function like a battery powered toy. It should not be developed simply to romanticize the scornfulness of a single person’s edifice. It should not be created based on artificial laws that drive the busy bees of words, rather formulated based on natural selection and evolution. Manifesto principles - Architecture is history. Architecture is nature. Architecture is evolution. Architecture is a social creature, a collage of time and culture. Architecture is not an object. Architecture is not temporary. Architecture is not rigid programming. Reference sources – “Against spectacle,” Manifesto # 20: Peter Eisenman Architect, New York. IconEye, Icon Magazine Online. http://www.iconeye.com/news/manifestos/manifesto-20-peter-eisenman-%7C-architect, March 2nd, 2014. Manifesto: Harrison Architects. http://harrisonarchitects.com/manifesto. March 2nd, 2014 Antonio Sanselia. “Manifesto of Futurist Architecture.” http://www.unknown.nu/futurism/architecture.html . March 2nd, 2014 Logics & Precedent Study Site Study Mid Project Review |