Project 3 Questionaire

What is a beautiful house?
A beautiful house can be almost anything, as long as the inhabitant considers it to be beautiful. I like houses which relate to their context interestingly, and have charecter.

How much should we care about beauty?
A lot, because it can have a large effect on us.

Does beauty enable people to live more happily?
It can definitely make them more happy to an extent, but it is not responsible for happiness in the first place.

How do we accommodate for individual taste?
Adaptability allows individuals to have personal influence over the space.

What kind of building can we expect people to live in?
One which satisfies their needs and enables them to do what they want to do.

What is superficial and what should be considered to
be important in design?
Everything can have its place in Architecture, and anything in excess can be superficial.

Should we describe our values in our homes?
Absolutely, what you think and how you live are definitely connected.

Is beautiful Architecture a luxury or a lesson?
Beauty is not a luxury and it shouldn’t be exclusive to those who can afford it, you can find beauty for free all over the place.

What about ethics and morality?
Architecture should be ethically responsible, and even ethically productive if it is possible.

What is considered frivolous or decadent in design?
Excess. Excessive space, excessive materials, decadence, that sort of stuff.

Why do we find it difficult to agree on what is
beautiful?
Because beauty is personal and subjective. That is what is so interesting about it.

Does gender play a part in these ideals?
It might in things such as personal space, privacy and stuff, but not really in the big picture.

How does culture or race influence the built
environment?
Different things have different connotations in different cultures, and a group of people from Brisbane would choose to live very differently to a group of people from rural Mongolia.

Is age or generation something that you have to
consider?
Yes, it does in terms of things like comfort, privacy and layout. You would not put hundreds of stairs in a retirement home.

Are political opinions important?
Yes, the things which people believe about the world certainly informs their ideas about living. A group of communists and a group of capitalists would choose to live in very different ways.

What is the impact of religious attitudes?
Religion should be considered in terms of place of worship, and possibly living arrangements.

What about sexuality?
Sexuality would be a consideration in the design of a commune, where a large group of people will be living together.