After reading an excerpt of Towards A New Architecture I am excited about the critical thinking demonstrated in the text. Though, I do not agree with the definitions & terminologies he associates with the positions of an Architect & Engineer. A well equipped Architect understands the engineering very well & is in tune with what is being designed, conceptually, atmospherically, intuitively, universally, as well as, structurally. An Engineer, though incredibly smart & capable, often times, misses the opportunities to create Architecture because their practice focuses much more on primary forms & the mathematics & less on the Artist's approach, the story & environment being created. Imagine the endless line in its most basic form, so boring & unyielding if it never stretches to another point in dimension, more exciting when it curves out & back forth in; or when it pockets spaces by different turns & angles in different dimensions. Through the possibility of working in a team, today, Engineers, are pushing boundaries that are allowing architects with great imagination to reach new levels, the use of space frames, hyperbolic paraboloids & curved trusses which are creating a picturesque scenery giving a new meaning to structure.

 

So then if architecture is a matter of harmonies, then what is built should be of the dance, the feel & the experience. It's like that beat you hear with the unforgettable melody, in company with the right wordplay painting the perfect picture.