Architecture of a Muted Intensity

Abstract Today, we as architects have a growing challenge where we must redefine architectural meaning in our heterogenous, diverse, unrelated, yet ever-connected global society. Architecture of a muted intensity is a response directed at challenging the current conditions of our postmodern world with various concepts that together create an emotionally stimulating dialogue between space, individual, and context. The goal is to return to the basic human condition and produce architecture that is universally appealing and engaging, regardless of the background of the individual experiencing it.

The postmodern world in which we live today challenges the projection of universal ideologies. As there is no consensus of values and beliefs in our world, few universally accepted truths exist. Architects often tend to rely on metaphors and symbols in their work, though within the present global situation, these are no longer valid justifications for architecture. We must today consciously refuse the projection of extraarchitectural meaning onto the spaces we design and