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We needed 95% bread in the 20th century. As society evolves and income rises, we want to consume better quality food. Not cake, though. I think it's the same w
by rmbyrro 3y ago
We needed 95% bread in the 20th century. As society evolves and income rises, we want to consume better quality food. Not cake, though.
I think it's the same with architecture.
For example: artificial lighting at night can be detrimental to human sleep.
How come our houses aren't thought to account for that? We should have dimm yellow lighting below the eyes to avoid messing up with melatonin, for instance.
- gabereiser 3y agoHummus. The futures market is in Hummus.
- dsr_ 3y agoBuildings have purposes and limitations. They can fail by not accomplishing their purpose sufficiently or by being limited in a way that defeats their purpose. Limitations are economic, legal, or physical. Two of those can be bent or changed. You can work around many problems with enough effort and money. For example, if you have a bedroom, you can buy lightproof curtains to block the windows (but this impedes airflow). You can turn off overhead lights and buy lights that go in the places and colors that you want. These are relatively easy and cheap compared to rebuilding.
- rmbyrro 3y agoWe're discussing architecture, which comes before building. Most architects are concerned with the basics, which you mentioned. This is the bread. What I'm saying is: society is evolving and an increasing portion of the population, especially in rich countries, would appreciate architectures that go beyond that to consider the quality of life in more refined and well-thought ways.