Three years ago, I embarked on this endeavor to find a way to create access to the world of architecture for those who found the barriers insurmountable by creating a space and a platform to get it into the vernacular of the masses.
Three years later, we’ve made made a lot of progress, but we’re…
PT.1 of my response.
Calling myself a designer, growing up in a family rooted in design gave me a platform that I wouldn’t trade for anything - an understanding of how to appreciate/criticize/analyze/sometimes even drop my jaw in AWE of my surroundings. But what you say is true Zahra, rooting the architectural/design discussion within ‘common-folk’ conversation is something that requires an effort and a shift in how designers project their work, but also, the world is lucky is that ArchiText was formed. People who care about people caring. Is that fair to say?
I saw a photograph recently, possibly a few posts below about a pavement/brick detail that was implemented into a street. It reminded me of being a kid, running around Toronto trying as hard as I could to ‘not step on the cracks’ of the sidewalk. These lines on the street, seemingly so insignificant - that’s how games like hopscotch were invented. That’s how people started paying attention to where they were walking, what the textures felt like under their shoes - and what was different from city to city, even as small as cracks in a sidewalk.
To Be Continued (need to get to school)…
