a vehicle for moments of confusion and curiosity,providing the infrastructure for mistakes and growth,
and eventually, a place of new opportunity.
PART ONE : Awkward Systems . Living Between Secret and Spectacle
" All of architecture" is colored by the problem of the house". Jean Helion
Jean Helion clearly identifies the house as a key player in the role of the public imagination. Serving as the ideal experimental laboratory for contemporary obsessions, the house is an indicator of architecture's direction and a reflection of culture. It holds a special fascination. Tracing each new dialect of "yours and mine" in Canadian society, this thesis begins to investigate emerging living systems that increase self identity, intensify experience and decrease alienation. By playing with the notion of isolation and belonging; seclusion and integration, each exercise will reconstruct a stimulating experience of space, place and meaning where there is none.
Oh, how brilliant! Diya, you should really look into the Anthropology of Architecture. I know there's a new branch in anthropology - it might just be worth looking into. It probably tackles the community aspect. I'm sure I can get the reading list from the UCL course but I'm not sure how useful this would be. Also, for the individual side of it, look into the psychology and theory of mind aspects. The best way to delve into these topics would probably be to hunt out reading lists for related courses from universities. There are a ton of psychology studies on this, I'm sure. I've also got the UofT libraries for you if you'd like. But yup, how exciting!
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