How Architecture Reflects Us

I was listening to a Ted Talk from Thom Mayne about how architecture can connect us.

Architecture is a collection of process, its a way of synthesizing how people see the world and the design substrates and generative inputs that are used to create it.

Take this for example, The Domain in Austin, Texas is a perfect example of the convergence between architectural processess that reflect the urban paradigm of the city.

There’s blends between structured layout and architectural non-sequiturs that work together to create a unique space that clearly reflects the urban imaginary in Austin, Texas.

The dynamics between systems is what inspires the architectural process. Its a fusion between non-sequiturs and normal coherencies that lead to an architectural work that directly connects to the notion of the city. Buildings reflect the nature that constructs reality in the space that its present in, its the little processes that define it.