The Craft of Architecture

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It didn’t start out this way for me.

When I was younger, I had an idea of what “Architecture” is – Architecture with a capital A. I held that idea in front of me throughout my career to serve as a guide, as I worked on my craft. To me, Great Architects were those that refined their concepts and details and forms with each new project. Occasionally, jumping forward with an innovation, but, usually building a career one client at a time, one building at a time. In school I spent hours in the library flipping through a 25 volume photographic archive of everything left in Le Corbusier’s flat files after he passed away. The volumes contained: every sketch, every construction detail, and every project. His whole life was there in light awkward drawings in pencil on translucent paper; all his failures, his incomplete thoughts, his grand gestures, his moments of pure clarity. I was amazed at the craft developed throughout a career; the gentle arc of a man’s life.

So, I’ve always thought in long stretches of time. I imagine where I’ll be eventually, to inform my choices today. I’m patient. I’m persistent. I’m meticulous. I gaze ahead of me. And I build my future, one small piece at a time. I’m crafting my own history, with each move of my hand.

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Cite: Jody Brown. "The Craft of Architecture" 02 Nov 2011. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/180775/the-craft-of-architecture> ISSN 0719-8884

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