Should architects design with some focus on the weathering of materials or should they simply assume that when something gets weathered clean it, re-paint it, replace it?
I think there should be a balance between the two. Here is an excerpt I found interesting from Leatherbarrow and Mostafavi:
"It may not be possible to separate this sense of aging from an awareness of the future dissolution of a building as a result of the very processes that have modified its surface. From one point of view then, the accumulation of dirt enriches; from another, it dissolves the building."
I don't know if the majority of people today would appreciate a weathered look as we tend to enjoy newer things. However, it is important to understand how weathering will affect the building over time in order to create a successful piece of work.
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I think there should be a balance between the two. Here is an excerpt I found interesting from Leatherbarrow and Mostafavi:
"It may not be possible to separate this sense of aging from an awareness of the future dissolution of a building as a result of the very processes that have modified its surface. From one point of view then, the accumulation of dirt enriches; from another, it dissolves the building."
I don't know if the majority of people today would appreciate a weathered look as we tend to enjoy newer things. However, it is important to understand how weathering will affect the building over time in order to create a successful piece of work.
a balance does sound best. buildings should not look completely new and fake and they should not be weathered so much that they become ruins.
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