In Juhani Pallasmaa's "The Geometry of Feeling: A Look at the Phenomenology of Architecture" he makes several comments that I find quite interesting. He says that if a building doesn't fulfill the expectation to phenomenologically symbolize the human existence it is "unable to influence the emotional feelings linked in our souls with the images a building creates." He also discusses what he calls the "Architecture of Memory" stating that "architecture of the mind emerging out of feelings and memory images is built on different principles from the architecture develped out of professional approaches."
Tell a memory of architecture that is dear to you. According to Pallasmaa's theory what would have been the phenomenon influencing your emotions to the point that it caused you to remember this particular experience so vividly? Do you agree with Pallasmaa on the idea that professional designs are based on different principles than your architectural memories? Or do you disagree, by disagreeing I mean would you say that you use memories often to approach projects in school?
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I believe I somewhat disagree. I use maybe a few memories but really more than that I use my appreciation of those things I think about the most, such as landscape and preservation. So, I believe my approach does have to do with memory as well as the appreciation of what I have seen and what I am surrounded with everyday. Some might say that Louisiana and its architecture is blah but I don't believe they appreciate or even take in account that it is its own unique location. However it is so if only we have preserved it and been creative with what we have, both cultural centers and topology.
Lastly, I grew up in a one and a half story cypress home. I loved our large loft. Two bedrooms and a bath were upstairs and there was a large mural as you ascend the stairs. when you reached the top, you could overlook this balcony down into the large kitchen, dining, bar area, and living room with wood and concrete fireplace. i loved how you could look out these two enormous, vertical windows framing the view of an open field and our fenced-in, underground pool. My mom and dad had our house under construction most of the time because it was built in the seventies and the previous owner was a smoker. I happened to always be curious of the idea behind it and it is still very vivid in my dreams today. I wish I had pictures to show.you. It was no ordinary log cabin house.
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