Fluid x Solid: 29 experimental architecture projects
Jan 2025 · Dana Krystle
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200
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In my search for a more concept-oriented/fluid architecture design approach, I found myself breaking free from every single constraint set to us by architecture school. The design boundaries—now that I think of it—are mostly imaginary and, for some reason, had a huge chokehold on me. I kept noticing how I always felt like I couldn’t do this or I couldn’t do that when it came to design. Don’t get me wrong; I’m not anti-functionalism, but I believe that we as architects/artists/designers should act more intuitively and design more freely to create wonders from our imagination. Everything in architecture around these days is painfully rigid and devoid of beauty and aesthetics; we no longer feel peace because we feel empty, just like these spaces. I used to look at old Renaissance and Baroque architecture and think to myself, Too much ornament, too much unnecessary waste of materials. Being heavily trained as a modernist architect, following Le Corbusier, Richard Meier, and their likes, I have to admit. I find myself to be completely brainwashed; I am against everything they taught us about beauty in architecture school. This only happened after I traveled to Europe and Asia for the past years; I noticed how full of spirit these so-called “over-ornamented” designs were. I want the soul back in new buildings, I think we all want it deep down; in fact, I think we should demand beauty; we should demand more innovation. Why insist on living in buildings that feel like machines? Why should we trap ourselves into thinking modernity means stripping down everything that makes us human? Sculpture, painting, classical art, and heritage design—these are what make life worthy of living. We are humans, and we love beauty naturally; we search for it like we search for water and warmth. These so-called dead buildings are killing our souls slowly and surely; we were not meant to live in a heartless, soulless place. I want to live surrounded by beauty and innovation, and my response is to break free from every single constraint set on me by architecture school. I object to modern architecture; I object to soulless designs; I object to glass panels and aluminum cladding. We were so programmed to think and feel like machines; I demand beauty back! These volumes are my manifestos for breaking free from the mold, for believing that sculpture, beauty, and art are human rights that were stolen from us, that we deserve a more beautiful place to live in, that we deserve to be and feel like we are human again. In this book and hopefully many more volumes to come, I experiment with form, creating something out of my imagination, something I feel like we as humans, and especially designers, should try hard to achieve: more organic, fluid, and free of constraints sculpture-like forms that can be a part of this arid landscape we suddenly found our cities being swallowed into.
About the author
Architecture Designer, Artist, Calligrapher and Author (Novels and Poetry) based in the vibrant city of Amman, Jordan.
I Worked in the field of Landscape Architecture, Heritage Conservation, Exhibition Design, and Architecture Design. My artistic style can be described as contemporary, abstract, and uncanny—an amalgamation of unconventional elements that intrigue the imagination. On various websites, you will find a showcase of my architectural designs (artstation, archinect), abstract paintings (redbubble, Saatchiart), travel photography (behance), and excerpts of my poetry (medium). So far I have authored several publications that delve into different facets of my creative journey, from architectural illustrations, art books, calligraphy books, poetry to my recent novel- Grieving Amaryllis (available on my Amazon author page).
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