The history of a site is extremely important because an architect must know aspects of the site such as geologic haphazards, flood plans, etc. in order to properly design on that specific area. Failure to do so could result in flooding like the Farnsworth House by Mies van der Rohe. The client wouldn't be too happy especially if they were still occupying the space which could lead to legal issues. Basically, it's not ok to omit the past because of the issues stated ,and history is the only way one could start to determine the future.
I think that you have the right idea, but there are people and engineers out there who can manipulate a site and add systems to control such conditions. Humans have made ponds, lakes, and canals. They have also filled in natural ones. In doing so they have erased the history and began a new future for sites. Many times it's not even noticeable whether these kinds of things are human-made or natural. But in order to make these decisions, one would have to know the history of the site.
The history of a site is extremely important because an architect must know aspects of the site such as geologic haphazards, flood plans, etc. in order to properly design on that specific area. Failure to do so could result in flooding like the Farnsworth House by Mies van der Rohe. The client wouldn't be too happy especially if they were still occupying the space which could lead to legal issues. Basically, it's not ok to omit the past because of the issues stated ,and history is the only way one could start to determine the future.
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ReplyDeleteI think that you have the right idea, but there are people and engineers out there who can manipulate a site and add systems to control such conditions. Humans have made ponds, lakes, and canals. They have also filled in natural ones. In doing so they have erased the history and began a new future for sites. Many times it's not even noticeable whether these kinds of things are human-made or natural. But in order to make these decisions, one would have to know the history of the site.
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