I have created this blog to map our journey toward a new direction in architecture. We are not sure exactly where we will end up but the direction is toward something more meaningful and more responsible.
I will start by mapping out our journey thus far, personally, professionally and politically, that got us to Slow Space today. I will explore all the multifaceted ways in which we can define and understand Slow Space in philosophy, metaphysics, culture, art and architecture. Then I will start to build the foundations for a new Slow Space Movement. I am promising all this right now because once I say I am going to do something I do it. But just in case, you can remind me from time to time if I get off track. I will also be relying on my partner Andrew Plumb for many contributions as we are on this journey together, as well as other colleagues, friends and followers. Please let me know if you would like to write a guest post if there is a topic listed below in which you have some expertise.
Here are some of the topics I plan to cover. I welcome any feedback you have and look forward to starting a conversation with you.
- It’s Not About Literally Going Slow
- The Relationship between Time and Space in Art & Metaphysics
- The End of Starchitecture
- Architecture Has Become Disposable
- “Junkspace” by Rem Koolhaas
- The Importance of Bricks and Mortar
- Slow Food as a Model
- Slow Fashion
- Living Slow in the Nordic Countries
- Limitations of Current Definitions of Slow Architecture
- Modernism’s Cult of Speed
- The Death of Space in Architecture
- Phenomenology
- Slow Space vs. The Arts & Crafts Movement
- Modern Slavery and the Construction Industry
- Cheap = Exploitation
- 10,000 Toxic Materials in Your Home
- The Myth of Low Maintenance
- Ancient Techniques – Wood and Stone
- The 100 Year House
- Examples of Slow Spaces such as the National Museum – Architecture by Sverre Fehn and the Thermal Baths by Peter Zumthor
- Empathy in Architecture
