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LONGEVITY MEANS SUSTAINABILITY.
THIS PROJECT DOESN’T FEEL LIKE IT’S
GOING TO DIE OR THAT THE MATERIALS
WILL FRAY ANY TIME SOON.
Material durability is often overlooked isn’t it?
Longevity means sustainability. This project doesn’t
feel like it’s going to die or that the materials will
fray any time soon. They’re materials that will last
and that’s part of its sustainability because low
maintenance needs to be a long-term issue. We
needed steel and glass. Those elements harmonize
so well in this project.
What distinguishes good design and architecture
from standard practice?
A lot of people take the path of least resistance.
In a commercial sense that will make more money
because it requires less time, but I don’t think that
produces really good or enduring architecture. I’m
not saying you have to break ground, but you need
to produce something worth its place.
That’s a key isn’t it?
That’s true. Too many people are in and out of
projects and move on to the next. You have to fight
for what you believe in as a designer or architect.
That’s the lesson here.