What if buildings could float? What if space had no limits? What if buildings didn’t lie? What if?...
“What if” is fundamental question for a good design. “What if” challenges the obvious. Without the “what if” the result is a generic building. A generic house, generic strip mall, generic hotel. When a client calls us they usually have a solution in mind. It’s easy to just provide drafting services for the first solution that comes to mind but “what if?”. “What if” is exploring other options. What if there is a better way to do it?. What if the most obvious solution is the best one? What if it is not?
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The genius of "what if" is that it forces us to imagine. I don't think it comes before Why, because Why is a starting point - it's the purpose, cause or belief that drives and inspires us. Once you know your Why, then it is time for the imagination to come into play - to start imagining all the different ways to bring your cause to life. That's the fun part. In your case, I would guess your Why has a lot to do with pushing boundaries, questioning conventional wisdom and...asking "what if?"
ReplyDeleteSimon, Thank you so much for replying to my comment.
ReplyDeleteI hope you enjoyed your trip to Denver and the 7dancers show (my daughter takes classes at Cherry Creek Dance; Lee is the one who introduced me to your ideas).
You are right. I was thinking about more project-specific Why (http://kungarchitecture.blogspot.com/2009/09/why.html). There is a deeper Why of “Why I become an architect”.