Architecture as a physical representation of our thoughts – or the limits that we have single-handedly created

Project description

The human being, as a representative of its species, has shifted his perception of the world from animistic to totalitarian because of all of the species and races of the planet he was the only one capable to rewrite or start from scratch the „game rules”. Without a doubt, this is one of the fundamental traits of the man’s reasoning, more precisely the ability of imagining things which do not exist in reality, but also the capability of conceptualizing ideas1. Therefore, the historical mark which he has left on the time axis almost surpasses the effects of ice age, earthquakes and even with the asteroid that made extinct the dinosaurs.2 While up until now, the rapid growth that our species has persuaded with no worry about the long term consequences, today our common mentality is ruled by guilt due to the destruction done by ourselves. The expansion of the human species has led to an increase of the demand of material resources and, of course, space (new urbanized areas–well-delimited from the natural ones). Speaking of remorse caused by the destructions of the Homo sapiens, at this moment there is a tendency to withstand and supress the negative effects that the species has brought upon the environment, this behaviour being a result of the species’ fear of self-destruction. While the concern for the pollution’s negative effects has been gaining more attention in urban planning since the 70’s, nowadays these show actions which put accent on cities being a propitious environment for the living beings that have disappeared from the urban area due to the lack of food, shelter or accidents. A noteworthy manifest of this type is represented by Gardens by the Bay in Singapore, but also by specific buildings meant to illustrate models which can guide the planning, philosophy and concept behind the others worldwide. The only question remains whether we are truly the owners of the „citadels” that we have built over time or if we are just simple users divided into generations.