Monday, August 6, 2012

Chapter 02_Tsunami Warnings, Written in Stone_Reading

TSUNAMI WARNINGS, WRITTEN IN STONE


We are creatures of comfort.  But sometimes the comfort of our own laziness or ignorance will be detrimental.




Mr. Kimura says: There are rules of culture and context! Many are forgotten in todays preoccupation with setting new standards of hierarchy  and making ground breaking technological advances. "There is no time for history," they will say.


///WARNING WARNING WARNING DISASTROUS CONSEQUENCES MAY RESULT\\\

Use history as an example to read warning signs. Historical information is a powerful tool of knowledge.  We can use it to preempt disaster (Brisbane Floods a clear case of negligent planning).  Context places a building and should be used to engender design, or face placelessness!



So what are the facts of Brisbane that we should be sensitive to when designing for the future?

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