Week 5 Reading 2

Upon first glance of the reading the main image jumped out at me. The idea of 'architecture of atmosphere' made me want to read more.

'Cultural projection' came out of the text which added to previous readings that architecture is indeed a blend of a lot of external factors which intern influence it itself. The idea of the world changing since events like 9/11 isn't a lonely opinion. It is evident across many professions and industries that the world is changing. Laws are changing and subsequently 'architecture' as a whole is changing.

In the reading, the work of DS + R in theatre set design interests me a lot. I have always had a love for music, movies and musical theatre. The ideas of redefining convention through design by using stage space, fiction, non fiction and story telling are interesting. Each idea is used to undermine the other. Amazingly that in the chaos or like the jazz player in week one's reading, new and pleasant solutions are created.

What I take from this is the fact the story we are creating as a group is in itself giving us architectural entities to consider, put together and mix around. I am looking forward to what can be created as a result.

What I am learning through all of this is that the building blocks from architecture come from the narrative, the characteristics of the individual and the group, the believable plot, the unbelievable plot, the conclusion, the beginning, the middle. Our life is a story and it itself is building the set on which we do it.