A program is never neutral.
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- Jul 2020
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There is a direct correlation between centralization of program andthe presence of the state.
Centralization, as a concentration of power, cannot be dismissed as a-political; any program involving power is political, a fortiori for the case of centralization.
Megastructures, however neutral they may seem, are de-facto political, let them be a city skyscraper or a private online platform.
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A program relies on repetition and habit; it canbe written down and be prescriptive.
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The firstthing an architect needs to do is to dismantlethat program and redirect it.
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What struck me early on was that most architects are unbelievably passivetowards programs. They accept them in a completely uncritical way, dress themup with forms, and thereby miss major opportunities.
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Most interesting, however, is to design newconditions for living, whether urban or otherwise.
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