Curitiba, Brazil, one of the most sustainable cities in the world
To merge is to immerse one self in a situation. Emerge means that a different perspective comes into view, something new becomes apparent….a result of merging. The process in between merge and emerge is the territory of witnessing, looking with wonder, bringing things into focus, extracting, interpreting, seeing....being a good experiencer. You become a good experiencer by visiting and enjoying spaces, buildings, materials, and the activity of others in those spaces.
Learning to design is not as much about emulating certain architects, understanding structure, or organizing program as by our general experience of architecture. Learning to design is learning to listen to our acquired sense of what feels right, based on a totality of pleasure that architecture can provide.
