Monday, December 7, 2009

What about Humanism?

What is human nature, exactly? How do humans differ from other animals with an impulse to build? Ultimately it became a question of identity. Do we as humans identify more with ourselves and our own tradition than with nature and the natural world? Does biomimicry as an emerging science signify a change in this attitude? Is this a bad thing?
Innovation inspired by nature is an extremely good way to increase efficiency and optimize our scientific processes by unimaginable amounts. But does architectural form need this? Should we mimic the shape inhabitants in the wild just because they live among the “natural” environment?
Are we overcompensating for the previous damage we’ve done on the environment? I don’t think we need to reject our human identities in order to fulfill an ideal of reversing our affects on our earth its climate. Isn’t there some sort of human intent that can still be expressed in sustainable architecture?

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