Architecture and the Impacts on Society
Architects play a more prominent role in society than other industries believe. Have you ever stood on the sidewalk in your neighborhood and wondered why certain buildings were positioned in specific locations and how safe, well-lit, and convenient these places are to you and your surroundings? Think about it; architects must design with the intent of health, safety, and welfare in the forefront of the industry and maintain any scope of concerns that can alter how one feels within and around a space. Designing architecture takes time, money, and collaboration. It’s not meant to be a cookie-cutter experience but a more profound, richer experience that creates communities based on cultural aspects, economic and scientific evidence, and detail-oriented connections that make a poetic space for every user.
So, architecture is not just about providing shelter; as mentioned above, it manipulates, enhances, and sets the context behind what we do daily and how we feel. Design has been geared towards the region, cultural interests, socio-economic growth, or climate conditions in the past four decades. Yet, in the past couple of years, architects have begun to shift in designing for society by incorporating green sustainable architecture designs, knowledge regarding energy-efficient structures, and integrated passive techniques. We have begun to create for personal use, from the experience one encounters from the first exterior view of the space to the interior environment.
Architecture has become a symbol of how we see and perceive the world. Throughout the years, the development of our society has allowed us to provide shelters, create distinctive architecture styles within the region, enhance cultural interests, climatic conditions, and locally available materials for socio-economic growth through materials, construction techniques, design, social, economic, and cultural impacts.
Architecture will continue to impact society, but a couple of ways architects can maneuver these aspects is through:
designing energy-efficient structures to change the current climate change scenario
improving individual experience through space environment to impact mental health and well-being
decreasing the concrete jungle aesthetic and encouraging local materials and architectural elements.
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