Heidegger and architecture

Heidegger thinking is  generally describe the relationship between architecture with temple and his own preferences.He said, the temple manifested the existence of god, however, the god its already exist everywhere. The architecture is the bridge to denote the existence of it. The temple is trying to blend with the environment deliberately. The component for a temple show this existence of god, the lead of destiny of human being, and the temple contrast the natural element of earth to be visible by human being.


Using the Greek temple to describe the world with human being relationship,Heidegger , using four 'standing here' to express the mean of existence of the temple.He mean the temple is standing, and rest on the ground, and tower in the air.However, the architecture made the environment that arouse the god existence. People that present can feel the god though we said god is everywhere. 


In his philosophy,  architecture is a 'bridge' or an 'equipment' which visualize the man environment. Man will not feel the environment without architecture, it's can be shown the in some famous architect works like Villa Savoye ,Le Corbusier. He used a bright light color building finishes to contrast against the green landscape and lushes. Without the existence of the particular building, the landscape can be very typical environment.


Communication need language. He said that without language would be unable to deliver the message from one to another. In architecture , language is a primary tool to expressed the building message. No matter in construction or design, language take place in advance. It is a key of knowledge ,for architecture, for the world. 

Art and architecture is strongly related in this philosophy. Van Gogh,his art drawings that expressed the feeling to architecture and human feeling. Architecture, in my mind, consider a high distinction field. They need an absolute art and visualized to the community.In a simple architecture have to consider different aspect to ensure the structure is practical, aesthetic in art and the functionality. Those paintings are talking ,they speak!


In a nutshell, art and architecture take place for a particular structure. Architecture used to be a tool to visualized the art. Architecture able to communicate with the landscape and deliver message to human. 

We live in space ; We live with void

The place we called daily is referring a particular space which having some structures or environment in terms of stable place. However, in ordinary language 'place' has a somewhat wider meaning than it has on the field of geography. (https://oa.doria.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/2804/032.html) In this case, we shall look through the concept of place with different perspective .The article mention we tend to live in mobile life, mobile life is a technology and design house with our own suite of mobile social networking applications.Like what we see now, most of the man will carry own cell phone even some children around 8-9 years old belong one as well.It is  consequences to increase the number of communication and network from a space to another.Hence, many landscape or city planner starting to design a futurist city like Walking City by Ron Herron and New Babylon City.They believe that human will never stay in a original place forever but travel from one to another with the cityscape.Individual buildings or structures could also be mobile, moving wherever their owner wanted or needs dictated.

Walking City 

In my mind, this design thinking is really awesome!I think it would be the biggest vehicle in the world.It is mobility as human always demanded now. This city advantages can travel from one city with another city. Consequently, people interaction with another with be more easier and wider our human network too.  Moving cities would roam free in a natural landscape, following the seasons. Mechanical efficiency would allow the city to be self sufficient in energy with a small surplus going to enrich the population. There would be no long term dependence on fossil fuel, but direct use of the chemical, biological and thermal energy that flows continually through the environment.(http://www.eco-nomic.com/indexthn.htm)  And one thing is certain. If we all lived in walking cities and these cities roamed free across this great land, no matter how wild the ride, we would see less destruction of our world than we suffer today.

The Existential Space, in this article, he stated that people develop their image of structure world slowly,in which the notion space means existential space。To my mind, in order to distinguish the lived space from physical and geometrical space, it can  be called “existential space”.Like the author said,living space are not happen accidentally but after a well plan and survey the environment. This is a fact that we lived in an residential environment should be taking a lot of considerations like transport, security, air and noise pollution. Those factors may effect the space usage and decide what design shall use in the particular place.

The author also said that existential space as a system of places, ways, and zones, one might the impression that the human environment is two-dimensional. Third dimension is different between horizontal extension as a scared dimension of space. We always design space with a floor plan, obviously, we know that  will all are living within 2 dimensional space. Plan provide the measurement for a space that suit the occupant and provide a comfort visual for them too. Without plan, we are unable to justify the space planning and will be a big trouble when we purchasing a furniture. Hence , i agree with author,we are all living within a space which is 2 dimensional.

Existential space,is actually a place that already have an environment by naturally. This can be clarify that the mountain ,valley, river ,rocks and etc are included to a geographical zone. They did not developed by human or mechanically produce but it come from nature on the earth surface.The existential space did not have any specify form and function. 

On the other hand, the author mentioned the architectural space here are the structure does not allow the development of a satisfactory existential space, people has to modify the environment.Its on influence a minimal individual or small groups of man.To my mind, architectural space was actually an existential space which people choose to be dwelling or other purpose, they implement some architectural material and skill to blend with the environment space.They have to construct some structure in a kind of form to allow occupant to live in.So, we need architect and designer to take the task to build the structure that we called - home.

In a nutshell, i am disagree with author that mobile city will impede the human development. Human may need to exchange there knowledge and information in shortly. Network and technology will improve the development of human and no country will be stay in rural era. The architecture may focus on planning a city and structure in the mobile city. Like Ron herron, the mobile city is Eco-friendly to the earth. We found that a lot of  expend on our energy and water. The earth coming to an end if people may not take any action to prevent from it.Look  at the weather now,it is vary , the seasonal weather are unstable and the people suffering from the disaster. Earthquake will be the main topic these years. If Mobile city are implemented, the numbers of died people can be greatly reduced. Mobile city able to travel from one place to another, it mean we can experience a lot of different environment and making more new friend around.

Nowadays, we always crowded and traffic problem in our city.On weekend, we hardly find a parking lot in a shopping mall. All people have to go to different city to work and travel a quite distance. It consume more energy and wastage in a day. It's really have a change to save our space, our earth. 

Minority Report

Movies are always  impressed everyone in life. It is all about someone imagine and make it done! I always keep in mind that it's fake. However, minority report gave me a message about the technology in future and our family love. 


The story happened in year 2054. The technology are in  advanced that can foresee what happen next in near future.They were using  those transparent screen and computer, well, should be called hologram? Of course, they have a strong security system that using eye identification to access and egress from one space to another. Also, they even can regenerate those thought or memory from human's mind to a public screen.With those technology, it allow  police to stop the murders. Rate of crimes case dropped and it showed that it is worked. John, which lost his son,Sean and he join the 'pre crime' team. One day, John discovered that he was involved in a murder case. He escaped from the pre crime and look for helps to prove his innocence....

                                                                
                                                               Ultra Urban City

I'm quite impressed that John actually took those risk to escape from the vehicle from one to another. The scene and technology impressed me that no traffic jam in the particular city.The vehicles are  under registered and under civilized  of a secure system. Every place even a shop will have a eye scanning identification system to access the particular place or usage.In addition, those small spy that actually to scanning the eye of citizen is really convenience to control every citizen. Their sense are more powerful than any animals!Their moves like a intelligent spider to finished their task.

                                                                           'Spyder'

The most unimpressive scene will be those place that seem to be quarters housing area. Damaged ceiling and lacking of maintain the housing in advance era seem not to be matched. Of course, the inhuman action like keep the 'preCogs' in a tank that fluid.They are normal human like us, they have the human right too.


The architecture in the story is about futuristic which happen in 2054, they are mainly using those curtain wall on building. Most of the building are transparent in material. Minimalist are often practice in the modern spaces like John residence and the hotel. We also can see that Lara house is  located in country place .It reflected the people during that time still practice the stand alone house in Unite State.However, i'm disappointed that the quarter area seem to be abandoned, it seem not fit to the year.


In my mind, intention of this story is telling us the advance future technology can achieve to the particular level. Also,director is really genius that created the awesome scene with computer. Their message is not that strong, but i can feel that John had lost his son and divorced with his wife,Lara,it telling us the love between family. They missing the love one by using 3d visual laser to satisfied themselves.Those entertainment also using some laser technology for business usage. 


Yes, i think movie like these would have an impact to design thinking. Terrible thought like the pressure gun that rotate to generate a power and shoot enemy without killing anyone. People may also have thinking to have a car in the scene. In our future will  this car take place ? I think it will be yes. Movie will make person to be more creative and mature in thinking. 

                                                      Futuristic vehicle


So, the message i get from this lesson, Watch more movies !

MyStory-MyArchitecture

It was seldom that i took this task to write about my self, to describe myself.However i had been given this task to do so for my study. i was a Chinese educated student, thus my English is weak. i hope you may understand what i'm writing...well, no gamma marks,right ?? =P

Architecture for me , is a brilliant occupation for me.when i was young, i never expected that i will take part in such course. i have no interest on building at all!and i dont like to make model ! i hate it in fact!But, one thing, i like to draw my house plan when i was standard 5,i like to design my house again, how i should make it better. When i was in primary school, it is really typical that you choose teacher, doctor, accountant or even police.However i think there are some students will pick architect. For me, they just an occupation that work for someone in an office. Its nothing special.Architecture, i can only heard it when i was secondary school, was a stranger for me.They build their awesome building with some drawings. Yeah, quite impressed that they can build KLCC.It may only give occupants to live or stay in the building, as a shelter.That's it.

When i finished my SPM, i did not continue my STPM, as i dont want to be stressed anymore.i cant cope with stress,hardly.Anyway, i choose a college and i study building for my diploma. In the particular school have additional syllabus that alliances with architecture. Well, it is quite good if i take architecture, sound profession for me. Consequently, i took that course they called Building architecture. 2years, i graduated. Shortly, i think i learn lot of theory and construction method. They have a lot of facilities in school,like workshop, and laboratory.The best experience was being chairperson of architecture society ,i have chance to involved myself into managing activities which held in our campus. We had fund raising , annually dinner, and exhibition of architecture.On the otther hand, my worst experience is making model period, within 1 week was suffering buy making model and keep drawing!!From morning untill another day morning,never stop, especially the last night before submission.At the end the result was satisfied.They gave me alot of happiness and i enjoy the life in campus.

After i had finished my diploma , i went to work for an architecture firm which located in the central of the city.Its was my first job a draughtmen , it seem a cultural for architecture student.Even working have to stay office and rush for tender , and presentation...but need not do model anymore. haha....Its was really tired whole day stay back in office to draw and rendering in my office desk! im scared to stay back anymore, im quit! i went to a Interior design firm to work. Its a starting to expand company. Well, they paid me higher, so i  go for it.Im starting to learn interior job and construction and i learnt 3d max ! WOW. a powerful software.After 1 year , i'm starting to consider and get back to campus, because im missing my campus life.
I decided to enroll UCSI interior degree course, and the nightmare started. It's not campus for me.Not enojoy, no facilites, syllabus is really fun but standard was so high.hardly get high marks or outstanding marks in class.... Frankly, i dont like their marking system. Most of the student agreed ,but what to do?

The worst and best habits for me is doing all thing in the last minutes! Well, it is because it take it as challenge for me , train how fast i can draw and render! But, it is worst as i unable to finished in time or up to expectation. =D i think it shouldn't be a problem if i started earlier, i will separated all things into parts and do.
But it is not good if i was asked to a rush a project. =P

Hopefully i can finished my degree as soon as possible! i want to leave UCSI badly... to achieve a better result and reputation keep my going.A better profile can let me achieve a better paid and my reputation helps me to gain lot of friends!May god bless me ! !

(Apologized, it was simple, had a closed friend just passed away.'Emoing' )