Week 9....

The lecture this week involved itself with the notion that architecture is an assistive device. To me, this lecture began to push the idea that architecture is a container of human activities (as expressed in previous years) and started to look at the fact that architecture itself can begin to induce activities or provoke interaction within its walls.

To put it simply, it moves away from the idea that buildings are simply enclosures where people do things, but rather that buildings can start to create opportunities to promote activity and interaction.

This caused me to think of the ways in which my proposed building can create new opportunities for Queen Street. Although the typology of the building will create activities, it can be pushed further to increase activity not involved with its design. In essence it needs to become a human centre, or hub, which can become a focal point within the context.

Also noted within the lecture was the different ways in which activities can be administered and how thinking outside the box can create new opportunities which would have otherwise been missed. While some ideas shown within the lecture were a little implausible, the general idea of how they can create ripples through the built form was immensely apparent. This can seen in the photo below.


http://www.popgadget.net/2006/10/get_intimate_wi.php

Also noted within this lecture was how a building doesn't need to be a large scale or greatly complex to created social interaction or new activities. It therefore gave me more confidence about my own project which I don't visualise as being a large entity.