Visual Response

I agree that architecture is defined by the interaction between people and site. It's how we push forward what we've got that's the interesting problem. Do we just need lines or words painted on a street to designate a four square game or do we need a whole metal playground? Applying the stripped down idea, architecture is the solution to a program but it ultimately is good directing and a network of easy communication. Architecture is the physical and or mental projection of the human body in built or non built form (telephones, ichat, internet, spaces we use regularly that are not actually built). It's the direction and vision of the artist that perhaps most commonly constructs buildings that determine meaning in space. Whether one measures in inches, meters, or by the person, it's the goals of the project that represent meeting places, shelter, and daily life. If an architect feels paint on the street to guide traffic is the most effective form of architecture versus a huge skyscraper with a plaza, it is not a matter of what is better, it's the fact that both are architecture. Life is defined by the relationships we have, we'll mention the places we've seen, but only if the company is good.