During the week 4 tutorial we
discussed and considered issues that are likely to change or impact the way we
live in the context of our future scenario. We were to speculate how we spend
our days, what activities we may be involved in and how it influences our
behaviour, attitudes and values in the future context that we developed. As we
were focussing on an integration of self-sufficient communities interconnecting
between multitudes of nearby communities, we summed up a few ideas. We imagined
our communities to address and provide self-sufficient needs of production,
shelter, transport, community, power, health care, education and waste
management. After brainstorming a few ideas, we started thinking about how it
would impact upon people’s lives. We discovered that there were a few issues
mainly relating to the authenticity, public freedom and political aspects of
human life. This assisted in developing an understanding into how this may put limitation
to an architectural possibility. Furthermore, we learned that we needed to reflect
upon possible conflicting social influences which in turn may put a significant
impact upon people’s lives.
Reflection
on Readings:
The reading titled “Politics and
the Situationist International,” highlighted important aspects regarding the
ramifications of civil freedom, a future consequence in the realm of
architects. It gave insight into Sartre ideal of “Existentialism” which exposes
the uneasily straddled moral and political aspects of human (Winters 2007, 93).
He emphasises the notion of how human beings live a life of freedom inevitably
by choice, and exemplifies an influencing view in comparison to human life to
an animal.
“An animal, however, behaves; and behaves as it does because of the kind
of creature it is. It does not choose to behave in a certain way, or live its
life in according to a commitment it has made. An animal follows a life laid
out in front of it. Man, on the other hand, is born free; and he can exercise
that freedom in choosing the life he shall lead” (Winters 2007, 94).
Reflecting on the reading, I realised the bourgeoisie is not
based on members of society to be committed to live in a certain way. If this
was so, society and its members would submissively live a life in servitude. How
can we tackle the inevitable aspects of human life, in order to achieve a self-sustainable
lifestyle? How can we predominantly understand how such thoughts might relate through
our conception of architecture? Fundamentally, I think an authentic life is one
of independence and self-fulfilment. These elements of life are the foundation for
an authentic life to succeed. From here, I have learnt that Existentialism is a
significant aspect to consider in relation to architectural thinking and a
world towards a self-sustainable future. It is evident how the notion of
freedom influences architects, highlighting the importance of designing a
project that allows for insurgency and understanding the dynamics of people’s
behaviour and how they live their lifestyle. Although this may seem quite challenging
for our world today, I believe there are future possibilities for society to gradually
change for the better of our communities and future environs.
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