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me after school officially closed thinking how could the weather be so perfect the day so unbelievably beautiful when elsewhere chaos was erupting as we would learn the targets were specific the buildings were chosen for the special meanings they embodied they were symbols markers it was meant to be as significant a psychological blow as it was a physical catastrophe as we look on five years later so much has yet to be done the wound is still open the healing not really begun in the wake of 9 11 a call went out a challenge made one which some considered the opportunity for architects to reassert the value of their work rebuild on suddenly sacred ground and create something that respected the past while inspiring the future it was a wish for remembrance it was a cry for defiance i fear for the success i feel deflated by the solution and perhaps more than anything else i am disappointed by the process politics egos personal interests they dominate the rebuilding process they are the stories to arise from the rubble of that day three years ago during a scholarship interview i was asked the question on everyone s mind what do you think should be done at the world trade center site a loaded question i faced four strangers who looked on expectantly i told them that what i hoped for i hoped for a place that would remember the significance of the event while engendering new life new activity a new spirit i hoped that in the process of reconstruction disparate parties might unite under a common goal a vision that could encapsulate the hopes memories desires of the expectant millions watching i told them that the challenge above anything else would be reconciling the desires of those who saw the site as a massive graveyard and those who saw the site as an opportunity for massive redevelopment i told them that any solution would have to successfully address both that life and death happiness and sadness would need to exist side by side i told them that i believed architecture had the power to reach such greatness i still believe in that greatness i still believe that architecture can take on such weight such responsibility it is the power of a symbol this ability for concrete objects to illicit abstract emotions i just don t know given the process so far if the results will ever meet the heavy expectations some might say nothing would and perhaps they are right but perhaps if the process hadn t been derailed the way it has there might have been a better chance for success posted by the silent observer at 12 08 pm 0 comments wednesday september 11 2013 revisiting 9 11 what is now a tradition for me i re post this every september 11th hopefully when the wtc area is complete i ll be able to visit and reflect on what the area has become monday september 11 2006 the power of a symbol five years ago today i sat in class structures class if i remember correctly trying to stay awake after all it was an 8 30 lecture the moment class ended a student stood up and said simply the world trade center was just attacked it was 9 25 am the student walked out without saying another word and for a moment i thought it was some weird practical joke i would find out five minutes later eyes riveted to a television set in the department office that it was not it s been said over and over again the world changed that day it s not an exaggeration i watched on television as the world trade center crumbled down floor by floor until it was lost in the cloud of its own dust i remember our academic advisor bursting out into tears as we stared on in disbelief i remember walking home after school officially closed thinking how could the weather be so perfect the day so unbelievably beautiful when elsewhere chaos was erupting as we would learn the targets were specific the buildings were chosen for the special meanings they embodied they were symbols markers it was meant to be as significant a psychological blow as it was a physical catastrophe as we look on five years later so much has yet to be done the wound is still open the healing not really begun in the wake of 9 11 a call went out a challenge made one which some considered the opportunity for architects to reassert the value of their work rebuild on suddenly sacred ground and create something that respected the past while inspiring the future it was a wish for remembrance it was a cry for defiance i fear for the success i feel deflated by the solution and perhaps more than anything else i am disappointed by the process politics egos personal interests they dominate the rebuilding process they are the stories to arise from the rubble of that day three years ago during a scholarship interview i was asked the question on everyone s mind what do you think should be done at the world trade center site a loaded question i faced four strangers who looked on expectantly i told them that what i hoped for i hoped for a place that would remember the significance of the event while engendering new life new activity a new spirit i hoped that in the process of reconstruction disparate parties might unite under a common goal a vision that could encapsulate the hopes memories desires of the expectant millions watching i told them that the challenge above anything else would be reconciling the desires of those who saw the site as a massive graveyard and those who saw the site as an opportunity for massive redevelopment i told them that any solution would have to successfully address both that life and death happiness and sadness would need to exist side by side i told them that i believed architecture had the power to reach such greatness i still believe in that greatness i still believe that architecture can take on such weight such responsibility it is the power of a symbol this ability for concrete objects to illicit abstract emotions i just don t know given the process so far if the results will ever meet the heavy expectations some might say nothing would and perhaps they are right but perhaps if the process hadn t been derailed the way it has there might have been a better chance for success posted by the silent observer at 10 41 am 0 comments monday october 01 2012 and more on the fall out two of my most popular posts are so you want to be an architect and the fall out it is amazing and disheartening to think that two years later we are still wondering whether we ve hit bottom this just popped in my inbox sent by a fellow architecture friend and it calls to mind much of what those two entries focused on the author speaks eloquently about the multifaceted problem that is the professional world that we through ourselves into as i teach i sometimes wonder why the schism between the culture of school and the culture of practice exists if we are a professional degree should we not be preparing students to practice and if we truly feel that the education we currently provide is important is it time to expand the education track rather than as naab has set forth limited it even more if our students do not feel prepared or supported than will we as the article hypothesizes lose a generation and what happens then if anything i hope that this fall out has forced our profession and those within it to take a serious look at the fundamental structure of how we teach develop and practice if anything the last two or three years of my own professional life has confirmed that if i wish to pursue this it will be a road of detours and pitfalls i hope that in time i ll find a more direct path or perhaps i ll just look back at this time and realize it was necessary whatever the case may be i m just glad i m not alone and i am glad we re talking about it posted by the silent observer at 10 25 pm 0 comments tuesday september 11 2012 revisiting 9 11 i wrote this years ago but as we remember the events of today 11 years ago i thought i d re post my thoughts monday september 11 2006 the power of a symbol five years ago today i sat in class structures class if i remember correctly trying to stay awake after all it was an 8 30 lecture the moment class ended a student stood up and said simply the world trade center was just attacked it was 9 25 am the student walked out without saying another word and for a moment i thought it was some weird practical joke i would find out five minutes later eyes riveted to a television set in the department office that it was not it s been said over and over again the world changed that day it s not an exaggeration i watched on television as the world trade center crumbled down floor by floor until it was lost in the cloud of its own dust i remember our academic advisor bursting out into tears as we stared on in disbelief i remember walking home after school officially closed thinking how could the weather be so perfect the day so unbelievably beautiful when elsewhere chaos was erupting as we would learn the targets were specific the buildings were chosen for the special meanings they embodied they were symbols markers it was meant to be as significant a psychological blow as it was a physical catastrophe as we look on five years later so much has yet to be done the wound is still open the healing not really begun in the wake of 9 11 a call went out a challenge made one which some considered the opportunity for architects to reassert the value of their work rebuild on suddenly sacred ground and create something that respected the past while inspiring the future it was a wish for remembrance it was a cry for defiance i fear for the success i feel deflated by the solution and perhaps more than anything else i am disappointed by the process politics egos personal interests they dominate the rebuilding process they are the stories to arise from the rubble of that day three years ago during a scholarship interview i was asked the question on everyone s mind what do you think should be done at the world trade center site a loaded question i faced four strangers who looked on expectantly i told them that what i hoped for i hoped for a place that would remember the significance of the event while engendering new life new activity a new spirit i hoped that in the process of reconstruction disparate parties might unite under a common goal a vision that could encapsulate the hopes memories desires of the expectant millions watching i told them that the challenge above anything else would be reconciling the desires of those who saw the site as a massive graveyard and those who saw the site as an opportunity for massive redevelopment i told them that any solution would have to successfully address both that life and death happiness and sadness would need to exist side by side i told them that i believed architecture had the power to reach such greatness i still believe in that greatness i still believe that architecture can take on such weight such responsibility it is the power of a symbol this ability for concrete objects to illicit abstract emotions i just don t know given the process so far if the results will ever meet the heavy expectations some might say nothing would and perhaps they are right but perhaps if the process hadn t been derailed the way it has there might have been a better chance for success labels architecture criticism inspirations posted by the silent observer at 11 01 am 0 comments wednesday august 29 2012 dating an architect a sadly accurate summary of the trials and tribulations of dating an architect it s probably why i am single thanks to www howaboutwe com for the list below architects make a lot of money this is not true but people assume it is architects are used to late nights in theory it shouldn t be a problem to stay up all night for sexytime but in reality they probably pulled an all nighter last night and are ready to crash at 8 tonight there is no such thing as a fat architect for some reason i have no idea things you never even knew existed are now the most important thing ever that is the ugliest fucking radiator ever how did they not align the light switch with the outlet what s your favorite kind of hinge what s your favorite cad command they re probably anal they probably have one of three systems for organizing their bookshelves by color by size largest to smallest by publisher none of these make any sense and ironically provide the very opposite of order but it doesn t matter because it looks better in fact they will have a system for everything including organizing the fridge and how to put their clothes away you might think it s cute at first an endearing quirk until you realize how much of their precious little free time is consumed by obsessing over things that a no one cares about and b does not enhance their lives in any way after a while you will only hang out with architects this happens hope you don t just love your architect but that you love all architects architects handle relationship life stress well because anything is less stressful than a deadline you won t get studio prepare yourself for constant references to this mysterious place called studio that they spent every waking moment of their college lives in and never being let on on the inside jokes with explanations like you had to be there or it was a lot funnier at four in the morning they will be coffee snobs if it s not organically grown economically sustainable and socially consciously harvested and brewed in a vintage french press or a chemex chances are they might politely decline your coffee until four minutes later they realize they re caffeine deprived and ethics be damned this presentation needs to get to dubai by 1am architects are passionate dedicated people they didn t get through 5 years of architectural school by being lazy indifferent and stupid need a first date conversation starter ask them about how many people dropped out of their program freshman year they ll be all too proud to tell you that they were one of the few who made it out unscathed they know just enough about every culturally relevant artist philosopher composer etc to make them seem exceptionally worldly and cultured your parents should love them keep in mind that it s all a facade no pun intended and that if you were to press them on any one of those topics they ll find a way to skillfully manipulate the conversation into some abstract concept and avoid being called out on not knowing shit labels architecture humor relationships posted by the silent observer at 10 00 am 0 comments about me name the silent observer location no where and some where not much to tell i procrastinate by writing stuff here hoping that by ignoring the obligations at hand i might find the inspiration to finish them silly no view my complete profile friends and classmates the flanthrower made by melis shecraves feeding the architecture nerd a daily dose archinect atelier a d bldgblog coolhunting core 77 crib candy curbed design fruit design observer dezeen interactive architecture dot org mirage studio 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