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" Across the centuries, despite dramatic changes in artistic and stylistic preferences, we, as architects, still recognize ourselves in the image of Palladio...
We share another heritage as well, the heritage of master builders acting within living, growing, ubiquitous and autonomous built environment: what we refer to as “the field”...
The architect was traditionally occupied with the monumental palace, villa, or church. Yet during the past century, architects became fully immersed in the entirety of the field. This signaled a fundamental and unprecedented shift. The demands of the everyday environment are vastly different from what is required to create the extraordinary. Nevertheless, the profession’s self image, publications and ways of working still cling to its roots in monumental architecture.
In short, there is a disconnect between the way we, as architects, perceive and explain ourselves and what we actually do... The resulting conflict confuses everyone...
...With each succeeding generation architects seem to grow more disoriented, dissatisfied...
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