Change or Perish
By Thom Mayne
This article reads as a manifesto on the future of
architecture. Thom Mayne takes the very strong stance that if architects do not
adapt and evolve with the advances of technologies and the way they can change
design process, then architecture will “perish.” He claims that computer
modeling has changed the way architects design, that two dimensional
representation such as plans are sections are “dead” because with computer
modeling the architects can view design in whole, what he calls a “new
totality.” It’s interesting that this resonated with the previous readings
where the authors also claim technology is allowing the architects to reclaim
their status as builders, because with these new tools there is much more
control, and emphasis on, construction methods. The authors talk about architecture
as a representation of making and rather than as one-dimensional ideas that are
often concentrating on style. “Survive or Perish,” is his message. Although
that is very blunt, it seems to make absolute sense. The older ways of thinking
and producing just don’t seem to compare with these newer methodologies.
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