Thought Provoking Architecutre-themed Presentations on TED

4trees
Mon, 31 Mar 2008 01:06:27 +0000

StitchInTime,

Thanks for posting the links. They are extremely helpful to me. Let me try and explain.

I’ve often had conversations with my soon to be architecture major son (his choice, not mine, but I am completely supportive and encouraging) these last few months where I find myself trying to explain to him that there has to be more to architecture than what the general public (and myself) sees. With no background in architecture I admit that I had no clue as to what that “more” is, but life experiences tells me it’s there, and I just want to somehow communicate to him that there has to be “other roads”, some “as of yet untrod” paths beyond the ‘traditional architecture’ of his newly chosen field that he should be on the lookout for. Believe me when I say I find nothing at all wrong with a traditional architecture career, and will be pleased and proud if that is where he goes. However, can call me a parent who wants his child to live up to his potential, as I see so much in him, and his often unusual way of looking at things, and problem solving ability. And then, there in your links are stunning examples of what I felt had to be out there. Perhaps he already knows of these people and what they have done. (With him being 17 and me over 50, I have no clue what is actually in that head, ah the joys of parenthood, lol). If so, I’m sure to get a lecture after passing them on to him. But if they are new to him, I hope he sees my point. To me it was so neat to see traces of my son in Sinclair, Prince-Ramus and even Kunstler.

Good post, thank-you.