Diana C. Duran [Portfolio]
Ph. 813-469-4567 E-mail : Durandiana101@gmail.com
F o r c e s of R e c i p r o c i t y [A Collaboration between Culture and Architecture]
Masters Research Project
ABSTRACT
rary design ideas to the advantage of conflicting
people. Before there was the need for identity,
cultures? To answer this question, a thorough,
there was the need for survival. It is imperative
but basic analysis must be made to understand
to understand how the collaboration between
the components and forces that comprise this
culture and architecture evolves and continues
inter-relationship between architecture and
to cycle through people and spaces. Due to the
culture. Through this process, a set of criteria will
many different cultural as well as technological
be developed to better guide designers through
shifts, there has been a loss of sensitivity towards
problems related to architecture, culture and
the value of culture in the design process.
people as a whole.
Once a cultural responsive design approach has
Plaza Mayor - Site Analysis
Before there were buildings, there were
During the last 10 years architecture has
been developed, it will be put to use in observ-
shifted from designing in favor of the wealthy,
ing some of the issues in Bogota, Colombia, as
to designing everyone. Since architecture has
well as to formulate a design solution for it. Bogo-
stepped forward with these positive changes,
ta is a city that has come a long way, but needs
how can designers create a process that will
further work towards the dialog between the
lead us to a culturally sensitive approach, which
past and the present, by using the approach for-
does not hold us to the past, but allows us to
mulated, and identifying the current forces that
intervene with enough innovation to move us
act upon Bogota. The main goal is to respond
towards the future? How can we use contempo-
with a solution that will address all these issues.
Conceptual Collage Elevation