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Nature by its movement breathes impermanence. Urban structures maintain the illusion of permanence.
by hooch 11y ago
Nature by its movement breathes impermanence.
Urban structures maintain the illusion of permanence.
- hrnnnnnn 11y agoIt's odd that we feel this way when the opposite is closer to the truth. Citites change so much, but the forest near my house where I grew up is probably almost the same as when I left.
- aaimnr 11y agoIt's about the direct perception of impermanence, which in a timescale of a walk in a park is much more striking in nature, where everything is in a constant flux.
- maxerickson 11y agoA couple years ago I walked a trail that the US Forest Service had developed several decades prior. There were quite some signs discussing the beautiful views out over the river valley and a lot more trees completely obscuring those views.
- dpflan 11y agoInteresting. Also, urban structures are founded upon right angles, and the urban experience is very linear. The rigidity of urbanity is in stark contrast to the variable angular expression of nature. It's interesting when great architects works are praised that push the limits of structural integrity and aesthetic, finding more varied expressions of structure, because that new creation seems to be reaching towards nature in the sense that we are valuing the variation.