Dr Yael Reisner describes beauty as a \u2018taboo\u2019 word in architecture and design, even though people use it frequently in daily life. She traces its unfashionable nature back to the 20th century where \u2013 amidst modernism, manufacturing and standardisation \u2013 function overtook form.\n\u2018Beauty is a word that many associate...
How relevant is beauty to human life, health and knowledge? Asks Dr Yael Reisner, curator of the 8th Tallinn Architecture Biennial
Addressing why ‘Beauty Matters’ , pavilion-like contributions from each architecture studio also unpack themes of domesticity, nature and evolution along the way. Master of experimental space and unique responses to housing, Sou Fuijimoto constructs the ‘Open Cave’ an abstract collection of timber cubes inspired by ‘primitive house units’ that pile up organically forging flexible interiors to fit any urban context.
, scooters and delivery robots – is silent, and natural sounds are magnified. ‘It is a vision so different from the Metropolis of the 80s,’ says Reisner.As well as nature, is beauty evolutionary? Or can it be defined mathematically or neurologically? Taylor Enoch, PhD candidate at University College London researching aesthetics, neuroaesthetics and philosophy of art, drove a convincing discussion on just that for the opening symposium of the biennial.
Space Popular’s ‘Venn Room’ explores these overlapping meeting points – a typical Tallinn apartment meets a virtual millennial pad – while proposing a near-future timeline of technological advancement. ‘When we step into virtual world, we don’t leave behind our physical bodies,’ they say.
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