MFT_VFU de-design theory and practice course: " What is True Underground Architecture?"
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July 12
....conversation at the Diplomatico Toronto re.:
"What is True Underground Architecture"
gk proposed that aside from the three basic elements of archtecture taught in the '70's i.e.: "support, substance and action" that given that we live in the "space ship earth" in order to get "back to the garden" truly underground archiecture would have to include the elements of "information" and 'population" i.e.:
mass mediation of the masses re. "herbal birth control", would reduce populations and radicaly change the global architecture from vertical back to horizontal
re. "information" see "artificial ignorance":
re. "population" and herbal birth control see:
http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/201/300/media_free/v31n02/index364.html
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Q:
Does anyone have any knowledge or reference as to whether or not the term 'underground' architecture has been coined before? Not in the literal sense of building beneath the surface, but in in the way underground music is coined.
Reply :
random sampling quotes:
"To the young man in architecture, the word radical should be a beautiful word. Radical means "of the root" or "to the root" - begins at the beginning and the word stands up straight. Any architect should be radical by nature because it is not enough for him to begin where others have left off." - Frank Lloyd Wright
"I understand your objective in talking about "underground architecture" in the nonconformist sense, but in the unique case of architecture, the term would be overly confusing. While some people may refer to buildings that are literally underground as "subterranean" or "earth-covered," there's no getting around the fact that people's immediate interpretation of "underground architecture" would be the in-the-ground type. This type of siting is becoming increasingly mainstream for reasons like land scarcity (e.g., on college campuses), energy efficiency, and view preservation (e.g., historic building additions). As a result, you'd be describing an unconventional movement with a term associated with an increasingly conventional style. _________________ Loretta Hall Author of Underground Buildings: More than Meets the Eye