I feel that with every design an architect finds a piece of himself or herself. The ownership maybe lost in the end but the expression they give to the world defines them. The architecture becomes the architect.
Monday, April 21, 2008
The Architect
Who is the architect? What makes someone noble enough to be called an architect? Kahn writes that once a person can feel the spirit of what they created then they are worthy of claiming the title. It takes a long time to live up to your own aspirations. Kahn feels that our greatest worth is in the part that we claim no ownership. Since we feel no ownership, our work is never complete. The architect designs meaningful structure that they offer up to the world only to feel incomplete. To be an architect is to convey the beauty of the space while the ownership lies in the users.
