theory thursday will be a reoccurring string that will highlight a piece of scholastic architecture or introduce original theories for discussion. Yes this may get a little highbrow.
“The use of energy and exosomatic artifacts (tools, books, buildings), as well as the use of symbolic artifacts (etiquette, social relations, customs), substantially accelerate the rhythm of evolution and expand the scope of freedom. Material objects as much as social and cultural practices are transmitted and partly modified from generation to generation. Therefore, they can all be considered supports of a permanently renewed social memory.”
Fire and Memory: On Architecture and Energy
Luis Fernandez-Galiano
translated by: Gina Carino
Wow; this is exciting. As an anthropologist, I have too much theory in my head already. But a Design Anthropology approach is much more “practicing orientated”.
Fire and Memory sounds like a good one.