One and Only Architecture for the Region
Through these civic complex institutions, we tried to create not only the building itself, but also a system or something like culture that will re-activates the society within that region. It’s just like synergy in economy; normally one plus one becomes two, however when you converse and interact with local citizens and try to involve any more dynamics, one plus one can become more than three.
We call these architecture “regional institution”.
As an architect sees and feels more regional cultures and interact with more people, hey start a form of cultural activity. Because as people search for things they can be proud of within their area, or find beautiful sceneries, they then begin to build a belief within their hearts that these beautiful things are their very own. And this, this forming of dynamics is what I have been calling “Architecture for arousing”. It not only creates the building shape but also stimulates cultural activities and makes the building more regional needs-based multipurpose complex.
The most important thing in workshops for us is to share the same image with the local citizens. The effective ways to achieve this is that architects and citizens together go out to see existing building, place or food that they are proud of and visiting nearby civil institutions to analyze about spaces and scales they have in their heads. Citizens tend to exaggerate or enlarge their topophilia because they are most of the time unaware of themselves or their environment.