People in today's society often travel from one place to another for their educations and jobs. The habitats of places, where these people travel to, consider them as visitors because they do not have permanent home there. Can architecture enable the Modern Nomads to bring their identity with them no matter where they go?
The notion of owning a piece of land has become less important as people move around frequently. Architecture should follow the movement of people; our built environment should let us Plug and Play. In a new system of mobile architecture, ownership of modular units is the profitable investment. The size of the house will depend on the number of assembled parts. It allows the building to grow in an infinite ways, taking the shape as necessary by the user. In order to make this possible, there needs to be developments that can house these modules. When multiple owners convene in one development, a new community is created. Therefore, the sense of neighborhood will be more dynamic than it is now. Prefabricated, modular architectural system is a good precedent, in which case, materials can be easily assembled and disassembled on site.
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Lexi,
ReplyDeleteIt's an interesting idea, with many potential red flags. Is this project by definition without site? If so how do you establish place, how do establish definition?
Look at nomadic cultures carefully. What determined organization, dispersal of pods, etc? Is there a contemporary analog?
My fear is that unless you set up clear parameters for yourself that stem from a sophisticated understanding of the history of nomadic cultures, as well as very specific definition of the contemporary nomad, and the needs of that culture, this project risks becoming mere style, without substance.