We were disgussing our readings in class and the one that got me the most was the one from Tschumi, I really enjoy his written works, and agree with him on most of his subjects. This time was no exception. When he talks about architects not worrying so much about form up front, i'm right with him. He talks about letting the program drive the concept, which then, in turn, drives the concept-form. And I'm not sure if he's right. Does the program supercede even the concept. I think not.
I can't remember who said this, or if I dreamed that I read this, but I read some literature a while back. Basically this architect was interviewed and he said this of his architecture, When I design I forsake form in favor of concept, and I design along this path. However, when I am finished, if the result is not beautiful it's wrong. While I agree that concept comes before the form, I think that a strong concept informs even the program, and the program feeds back into the concept, reinforcing it. In my current project I picked the site and demographic. The concept I had was making a building that was a means of contesting . . . whatever- the status quo, the distinction between public and private, etc. The concept I had was strong enough to inform a program that would help me contest what it meant to design my building type, and it had to be edgy. Now the program is feeding back into that iconaclastic concept and helping drive it. So while I think that program comes early on. . . while program is a crucial driving force behind architecture, I think concept comes first, not by much, but by enough for it to extend and intrude into the program in a way that influences the addition or deletion of parts.
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