From science to architecture

My thesis began with an interest in finding various differences and commonalities in the fields of science and architecture. I have always been interested by the seemingly fast paced progression of science and technology in comparison to other creative fields. There appears to be a constant stream of discoveries and new technologies. And so I wondered if there was anything about the way the scientist works that the architect could learn. I began by reading books about “the role of the scientist”, and books written by scientists. I have also tried to explore a lasting interest in energy and the cycle of energy on the planet and will hopefully look at new types of cyclical energy consumption as opposed to the more linear energy consumption that we have operated for years as one of the new proposed answers to climate change in my design project. My writing has become a background as to how I may approach this. I think now is the time that architects must seriously try and remove themselves from the romanticism that can sometimes cloud the vision of the architect and consider the serious impact that they have on the planet.