A Manifesto → Omnipotence and Impotence
PROLOGUE
"Modern Architecture died in St. Louis, Missouri on July 15, 1972 at 3.32 p.m."
-- Charles Jencks
In The Myth of Sisyphus, Albert Camus writes that one must continually struggle against the absurd, even though it can never be fully overcome.
The meaning of architecture is much the same. Omnipotence and Impotence are not opposites but a coexisting paradox. What truly matters is accepting architects’ limitations and choosing to confront them.
Architecture may not have the power to change the world, but it can transform the way people understand it. Impotence is not an end but a start.
The meaning of architecture is much the same. Omnipotence and Impotence are not opposites but a coexisting paradox. What truly matters is accepting architects’ limitations and choosing to confront them.
Architecture may not have the power to change the world, but it can transform the way people understand it. Impotence is not an end but a start.