..MANIFESTO 02..

ok, so it's been how many years now, since i first answered the question:
"what is architecture?". 4yrs ago my answer would have been: "architecture
is the art and science of designing and planning.". but then through the
years, i learned it's not just that, architecture cannot be simply described
as an art and science, it's not just designing, it's not just planning.
i think, architecture is a science, maybe because it includes a lot of numbers.
it is an art maybe because it requires a lot of creativity. it is also a
profession one can hold till his death bed. ultimately, i think, architecture is
the best field that suites me, it is the only thing that can make me feel that i've got so many things to show, that made me feel like im so crazy by doing things i don't normally do. architecture can make me stay up (with no sleep) for up to 6 days (best record yet), it can make me cry for a grade i think i don't deserve but then after a cup of coffee i'd realize what's wrong about it and accept the grade given to me. maybe, if i wasn't for architecture i wouldn't be the person i am today, well generally, it is something one cannot understand unless he/she falls in love with it.

hmm.. what i like about architecture is its complexity?? i think architecture is so complex i liked it. it is complex in a way that it keeps my brain working, it keeps my mind thinking of a way, a design, a plan, or a solution. it's so hard but i like it. another thing i like about architecture is its challenge, the challenge i face every week for 5 years now. every challenge gets me going, i experienced failures and successes. every failure is a new experience, a new base for the next challenge to come. every success is a trophy, not for showing off but for others to learn about. another thing (i like) is its value today, there is no monumental structure today that doesn't have a touch of architecture in it, from government offices to theaters, or even those that dates back from prehistory which brings us to another thing i like about architecture, its ancient-ness. architecture dates back from the times of the Egyptians, the Romans, the Greeks it even precedes writing. ok enough, i like architecture, do i really need to say so much about it?? i like it (period).

i don't hate architecture, i mean, how can i hate something i really love? hmm.. oh well, let me try. ok, maybe i don't hate architecture as a whole but of course there are some flaws that i don't really like. having less time for my self is something i hate. i hate not going to malls because of a plate, i hate not going out with friends because i need to render something, i hate not to go shopping with family because i need to finish a model. but then again, these are not somethings i can blame on architecture. hmmm.. let's find something i could. oh yes there, like my first manifesto stated before, i hated architecture because it wounds nature. it uses a lot of resources just to be burned at the end. i dunno, its just that im so into nature too, maybe this realization could make a better architect only if it is to be put out in public, i mean, it is out in public, but it needs more attention.

hmmm.. i think that's it. i think i'll mail this now. ^___^v