Journal

Architecture belongs to a place not because it imitates the past, but because it understands what makes that place distinct. Architecture is never built in an empty context. Every building enters a place that already has its own climate, materials, traditions, memories, and ways of life. Long before an architect begins to draw, these conditions have already shaped the identity of its surroundings. When architecture ignores them, a building may appear new and impressive, yet feel strangely disconnected from where it stands. It becomes an object placed upon a site rather than architecture that truly belongs to it. What Does