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Diversified Longevity: Orchestrated Obsolescence for Intelligent Change

Diversified Longevity: Orchestrated Obsolescence for Intelligent Change Buildings in Transition Nonremovable embedded components 12 /FERNANDEZ JOHN E. FERNANDEZ DIVERSIFIED LONGEVITY: OBSOLESCENCE FOR INTELLIGENT CHANGE ORCHESTRATED a ^ construction annoys us and the process of renova- "L'architecture est celle qui fait des belles mines" es us; confounds us in its seemingly primitive techniques. In tion Auguste Perret light of this, as change continually flutters around us, our buildings are still difficult to modify and involve the expen- The very basis of architecture's fidelity to human needs sive processes of mobilizing construction capacity to the or has been its constancy— its unwavering humble service to specific site of the building. During our lifetimes, at liv- the fundamental physical requirements of a species not least during those periods of time that any of us spend permanence of the struc- very well suited to living, unprotected, in the elements. The ing in particular locations, the flux of ability of architecture to efficiently provide protective, tures that we use is a welcome counterpoint to the functional roles secure, rigid, and habitable shells has been challenged by most everything else. Besides the obvious psychological value of the perma- the hyperactive flux of contemporary life, characterized by that buildings play, the an important http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Thresholds MIT Press

Diversified Longevity: Orchestrated Obsolescence for Intelligent Change

Fernandez, John E.
Thresholds , Volume (24): 8 – Oct 1, 2002
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Buildings in Transition Nonremovable embedded components 12 /FERNANDEZ JOHN E. FERNANDEZ DIVERSIFIED LONGEVITY: OBSOLESCENCE FOR INTELLIGENT CHANGE ORCHESTRATED a ^ construction annoys us and the process of renova- "L'architecture est celle qui fait des belles mines" es us; confounds us in its seemingly primitive techniques. In tion Auguste Perret light of this, as change continually flutters around us, our buildings are still difficult to modify and involve the expen- The very basis of architecture's fidelity to human needs sive processes of mobilizing construction capacity to the or has been its constancy— its unwavering humble service to specific site of the building. During our lifetimes, at liv- the fundamental physical requirements of a species not least during those periods of time that any of us spend permanence of the struc- very well suited to living, unprotected, in the elements. The ing in particular locations, the flux of ability of architecture to efficiently provide protective, tures that we use is a welcome counterpoint to the functional roles secure, rigid, and habitable shells has been challenged by most everything else. Besides the obvious psychological value of the perma- the hyperactive flux of contemporary life, characterized by that buildings play, the an important

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Published: Oct 1, 2002

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