Jun 28, 2023·edited Jun 28, 2023Liked by Lamar Elimbo
Very thougthful, Lamar. I wonder how does the design of a Space Where All Eyes Are On You affect your confidence and diligence / morality. In a courtroom where the doors are transparent and the gallery is open for the public, does it matter if a judge sits on a podium and in a chair with a high backrest? Does it matter if a lector has a tribune in an auditorium? And in a modern individual offices with glass walls, desks often face the entrance, with the computer screens hidden from the view and facing the windows (contrary to what is recommended for eye care). The balance of privacy and transparency, supremacy and equality, solitude and community in the design. These are the questions that I pose to myself after reading your post.
Those are such great points and I love the concrete design examples you brought up! It would be really interesting to do a deep dive into ways transparency has been integrated into the built environment.
On one of the recent tours I went on, there was a discussion about an artist who likes to think of his life like a performance, so he designed the street-facing part of his house as a sort of showroom with huge windows to give people a peek into his life.
haha now you’ve got me inspired to write about a hypothetical society where everyone lives in glass houses 😄
Very thougthful, Lamar. I wonder how does the design of a Space Where All Eyes Are On You affect your confidence and diligence / morality. In a courtroom where the doors are transparent and the gallery is open for the public, does it matter if a judge sits on a podium and in a chair with a high backrest? Does it matter if a lector has a tribune in an auditorium? And in a modern individual offices with glass walls, desks often face the entrance, with the computer screens hidden from the view and facing the windows (contrary to what is recommended for eye care). The balance of privacy and transparency, supremacy and equality, solitude and community in the design. These are the questions that I pose to myself after reading your post.
Thanks Dmitry!
Those are such great points and I love the concrete design examples you brought up! It would be really interesting to do a deep dive into ways transparency has been integrated into the built environment.
On one of the recent tours I went on, there was a discussion about an artist who likes to think of his life like a performance, so he designed the street-facing part of his house as a sort of showroom with huge windows to give people a peek into his life.
haha now you’ve got me inspired to write about a hypothetical society where everyone lives in glass houses 😄