In my manifesto I have taken an anti-star system approach where I have used a propaganda method used by the British Army combatant corps. The original propaganda slogan was urging men 30-50 to join the corps and defeat the Nazis. Propaganda such as this was common in these times to coerce someone to make certain decisions.
So my manifesto is as follows:
ARCHITECTURE IS IN A DIRE NEED TO RESTORE THE BASIC FUNDAMENTALS OF DESIGN BACK INTO ITS MAIN FOCUS, BUILDINGS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO FUNCTION WITH SOME REGARD TO THE AESTHETIC EFFECT . THE STARCHITECTS ARE RUINING THE FIELD Of ARCHITECTURE BY THEIR DESIGN METHODS THAT HAVE BEEN CREATED IN THE RECENT PAST. WHAT HAS BEEN DONE IS ESTABLISHING A SIMILAR APPEALING SIGNATURE THAT IS PRACTICALLY SEEN IN MULTIPLE PROJECTS BY THE SAME ARCHITECT. THESE ARCHITECTS ARE BEING HIRED BASED MORE ON DESIGN APPEAL AND SHOWING NO THOUGHT AS TO CONTEXT. THE REASON FOR THIS IS BECAUSE ARCHITECTS ARE BECOMING FAMOUS FOR WHO THEY ARE AND CLIENTS BELIEVE THAT HIRING A CERTAIN ARCHITECT WILL GIVE THEIR BUILDING MORE VALUE. IN THIS ESSENCE, STARCHITECTS ARE BECOMING A MORE WIDELY KNOWN PUBLIC IMAGE RATHER THAN A RESPECTED ARCHITECT. WITH THE FORTUNE AND FAME CAN YOU BLAME THEM? HOWEVER, WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT IN THE FUTURE IF WE CONTINUE DOWN THE CURRENT PATH IS A MEANINGLESS ARCHITECTURE THAT CANNOT BE ADMIRED AS TRUE ARCHITECTURE. WHAT WE ARE SEEING AS A RESULT OF ALLOWING OUR PROFESSION TO VENTURE DOWN THIS ROAD IS LESS IMPORTANCE OF FUNDAMENTALS OF ARCHITECTURE SUCH AS THAT OF CONCEPT, DIAGRAM, PARTI, AND CONTEXT. WHAT SEEMS TO BE OCCURRING IS ARCHITECTURE THAT HAS NO MEANING.
AS FOR ME AND MY FUTURE IN ARCHITECTURE, I WILL CONTINUE TO DESIGN ACCORDING TO CONCEPT, DIAGRAM, PARTI, AND CONTEXT. I FEEL THAT THIS IS WHAT ARCHITECTURE’S ROOTS ORIGINATED FROM AND I FEEL THAT IT IS THE RESPECTFUL WAY TO TREAT THE APPROACH TO DESIGN. I DO NOT AGREE WITH THE STAR SYSTEM MAINLY BECAUSE IT IS QUICKLY RUINING THE VALUE OF ARCHITECTURE.
DO NOT ALLOW THIS TO CONTINUE!!
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