ARCHITECTURE OF EARTH

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The poetics of collectedness Since the beginning the duties of the architect inevitably included the responsibility of the creation and the rejuvenation of that salutary connection between his environment and the accomplishments of technique. However the contemporary architect is forced to realize that the circumstance under which this fruitful connection takes place has profoundly changed. This project attempts to create an architectural composition taking into consideration the new responsibilities of the architect facing an environment that has radically suffered social and physical changes. The physical changes need not to be proven. The measures that are already being taken by authorities as well as citizens demonstrate their size and impact. It was that awakening that resulted to a whole ??new?? style of architecture. We might not think about it that much, we might even try to avoid perceiving it this way, but ??green architecture?? is here answering sufficiently the description of a proper architectural style. Impressive as it may be this independence doesn?t owe its existence solely to the problem that has initiated this architectural perception. Basically, it seems fair to assume that the reason for the emergence of ??green architecture?? were, in fact, the changes of the physical environment, but the same time, the reason for its adaptation in the architectural scene had more to do with the changes of the social and economical environment. The contemporary architect needs to accept a rather uncomfortable, yet common truth: that the economic settlements no longer comply with the social relations. It is the social relations that are now defined based on the rules of the market. Based on that realization one is not surprised by the emerging sensitivity and the continuous declarations and manifestos for they can be interpreted as the ultimate result of economic choices made with exceptional clarity and coherence. None than less the fact that profit is the source of this growing sensitiveness doesn?t allow the architects to ignore the opportunity that is given. It imposes however a new responsibility. The contemporary architect needs to remember that architecture does not need to be defined by an adjective in order to have a justified purpose and vision. While he is free to create new perceptions that will allow him to approach the problem from different aspects, he also needs to remind himself to avoid enthusiasm from the wide acceptance which one of those might have. Facing this danger the architect needs to create synergies of different approaches. Synergies that will constantly improve the architectural question, keeping his concerns around the problem of architecture as a whole. Only when he learns how to control his enthusiasm should the architect gain his independence from the problems that the circumstance favors and nominates as important.

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ARCHITECTURE OF EARTH

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