Tuesday, September 21, 2010
1+3+9 Take Two
1_Architecture should acknowledge the constantly growing population.
3_The constantly growing population is a compelling problem with society today. The built environment is unable to cope up with and provide for the mass number of people passing through it, or pausing to use it for various functions. The experiential quality of architecture should thus not be compromised by the increase in the number of people simultaneously experiencing it.
9_ Humans make architecture successful, but architecture also has the possibility of failing as a great piece of design if exposed to a large no. of people due to its incapability to function under stress. This is true for individual buildings as well as cities themselves. Some of the pressing issues with population management on a city scale lead us to understand and contrast cities like Singapore and New Delhi, which have completely different problems with the vast population. These differences arise from their own individual understanding of overpopulation as a culture, and how they each choose to deal with ‘this’ problem. While New Delhi has the option of expanding outside the “main city”, Singapore is bound by water, and thus needs to deal with the issue differently. Singapore’s mass transit is an example of successfully dealing with a large number of people. They also utilize a network of connectors between buildings which take on the double roles of circulation overlaid with program. Can we thus design such that spaces can be used and experienced by multiple people without compromising the individual experience, or complete isolation? Should it be cultural specific, or be able to fit into many cultures with the problem of overpopulation?
3_The constantly growing population is a compelling problem with society today. The built environment is unable to cope up with and provide for the mass number of people passing through it, or pausing to use it for various functions. The experiential quality of architecture should thus not be compromised by the increase in the number of people simultaneously experiencing it.
9_ Humans make architecture successful, but architecture also has the possibility of failing as a great piece of design if exposed to a large no. of people due to its incapability to function under stress. This is true for individual buildings as well as cities themselves. Some of the pressing issues with population management on a city scale lead us to understand and contrast cities like Singapore and New Delhi, which have completely different problems with the vast population. These differences arise from their own individual understanding of overpopulation as a culture, and how they each choose to deal with ‘this’ problem. While New Delhi has the option of expanding outside the “main city”, Singapore is bound by water, and thus needs to deal with the issue differently. Singapore’s mass transit is an example of successfully dealing with a large number of people. They also utilize a network of connectors between buildings which take on the double roles of circulation overlaid with program. Can we thus design such that spaces can be used and experienced by multiple people without compromising the individual experience, or complete isolation? Should it be cultural specific, or be able to fit into many cultures with the problem of overpopulation?
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
1+3+9 The Initial Idea
1_Architecture should acknowledge the constantly growing population.
3_Population growth is a compelling problem with society today. The designs of architecture in times like these needs to recognize and respond to the population growth. This awareness is specifically important in growing economies like India, China and Singapore.
9_ Humans make architecture successful. But architecture also has the possibility of failing as a great piece of design if exposed to a large no. of people. This is true for individual buildings as well as cities themselves. Buildings are required to comply with privacy, comfort and code. On the other hand, some of the pressing issues with population management on a city scale lead us to understand and contrast cities like Singapore and New Delhi, which have completely different problems with the vast population. While New Delhi has the option of expanding outside the “main city”, Singapore is bound by water, and thus needs to deal with the issue differently. The answer could potentially lie within group housing, mass transit or other architectural elements dealing with large masses of people. The compelling issue thus remains; How do we design for large group without compromising the individual experience, or completely isolating from the group? Does a balance exist, and if so, where?
3_Population growth is a compelling problem with society today. The designs of architecture in times like these needs to recognize and respond to the population growth. This awareness is specifically important in growing economies like India, China and Singapore.
9_ Humans make architecture successful. But architecture also has the possibility of failing as a great piece of design if exposed to a large no. of people. This is true for individual buildings as well as cities themselves. Buildings are required to comply with privacy, comfort and code. On the other hand, some of the pressing issues with population management on a city scale lead us to understand and contrast cities like Singapore and New Delhi, which have completely different problems with the vast population. While New Delhi has the option of expanding outside the “main city”, Singapore is bound by water, and thus needs to deal with the issue differently. The answer could potentially lie within group housing, mass transit or other architectural elements dealing with large masses of people. The compelling issue thus remains; How do we design for large group without compromising the individual experience, or completely isolating from the group? Does a balance exist, and if so, where?
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