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The Ethical Function of Architecture Karsten Harries
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Aspects of the sources may include form and design, materials and substance, use and function, traditions and techniques, location and setting, and spirit and feeling, and other external aspects of information sources. The postings and conversations that arose from this series resulted in a longer discussion about the over-arching role of biology in Architecture and Design; specifically how designers were using biology, either literally, metaphorically, or symbolically in their works. There are those who believe that the architect's role in society is to represent the greater good, the social conscience in the building process. Many architects now sit in the back offices of these developers and are economically dependent upon them – a circumstance that was ethically prohibited a century ago. When people say this, they usually mean architecture that only executes its most basic functions. The utopic makeability of functional design, still firmly anchored in architecture as a necessary inherent condition, was critically questioned by various 'paper architects' such as Superstudio during the late 1960′s and early 1970′s. But that's not what utilitarianism is at all in ethics. Image: Erno Goldfinger & Balfron .. Keeps you warm and dry but nothing else. The definition of the architect's role is constantly shifting, and with the range, scale and complexity of projects ever increasing, it is likely that the architect's role will continue to morph and specialise. The object of the ICOMOS Ethical Commitment Statement is to provide a tool to improve and clarify ethical conservation practice and principles useful amongst members, Associates, non-members and communities who are active in conservation. Haussmann's Paris is a stereotypical example which shows what this takes: a marginalization of social and ethical implications of such a technological utopia. Through an analysis of the history of utopic . He says: “Emotion is the authentic core of objects”, that our memories are related to emotions & that to produce a good design we must understand the ethical function of architecture. The resulting publication is an attempt to unpack the ethical and metaphysical implications of engaging non-human and environmental factors in design. But even without the influences of the building industry, architects are faced ..