GREENING INDEED ISN'T NECESSARILY SUSTAINABLE
It seems today
that greening and sustainable are thrown around willy-nilly. A marketing pun that seems to sell. It seems that ‘organic’ & ‘sustainable’
are the hip, hop, happening words to be related to when targeting the green
market. There are many more words on
hand also, but what is actually green?
For me greening
would only be sustainable in the right context and if it was created for the
right system. And indeed it is only one
system. So to slap a green roof or wall
on your design seems only superfluous unless it will practically work. Would this green wall thrive in its
environment? Would it be maintained? What initial cost would it be for its total
life span? Is it the best option?
To be sustainable,
there needs to be more systems working together to create a sustainable design
response I believe.
Yasu pointed out
in the lecture that the pyramids were only designed to have a linear life
cycle, as they can not be adapted to suit any other design intention. Indeed this is correct is a physical
sense. But for me the beauty of the
pyramids, life the other seven wonders of the world and evolved and adapted in
a cultural and social forum.
I can’t imagine -
if ‘old mate’ asked Pharaoh, while fanning him with a palm leaf said; “One day
tourist from all over the world, will trample all over your grave and pay who
is ever in charge a fee to do so.” This is
the beauty of the human mind. How
cultures and meanings have adapted to the modern world, embraced change to accommodate
survival.
The pyramids are
now seen as a global icon, seen from space and debated on how they were even
constructed in that time in history.
Humans have created enormous museums to house historical artifacts taken
from such incredible designs. The
pyramids and what they stand for, has adapted throughout humanity and continues
to in today’s time. What an inconceivable journey.
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