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Thursday, June 19, 2008
Now it is all done :)
Hullo there, now that the semester is done, I recommend having a serious tilt at this
Noa's Final Level
Here is the linlk to the final published file for my UT3 level if anyone is interested
UT3noapublished
UT3noapublished
EXPERIMENT 4 Final Video
Well, here it is!
tHE hUB
http://files.filefront.com/EXP4NoaVidSubmission/;10716800;/fileinfo.html
(note: Please download and view at full screen so the text is legible, otherwise I would have just posted a youtube link)
tHE hUB
http://files.filefront.com/EXP4NoaVidSubmission/;10716800;/fileinfo.html
(note: Please download and view at full screen so the text is legible, otherwise I would have just posted a youtube link)
POSITION STATEMENT
The Hub
Who should our client be? Should they always be the select few who can afford the service? Should access to great design for those who have nothing to spend be limited to the inhabitation of the public realm of architecture? Or in the case of the homeless, sheltered under the wings of the built environment designed by those who ‘have’ with no space of warmth for those who ‘have not’?
Who should our client be? Should they always be the select few who can afford the service? Should access to great design for those who have nothing to spend be limited to the inhabitation of the public realm of architecture? Or in the case of the homeless, sheltered under the wings of the built environment designed by those who ‘have’ with no space of warmth for those who ‘have not’?
Can the client become the homeless, the lady who just last night had the last dollar fifty of her welfare cheque stolen from her as she slept under someone else’s awning? Her friend, who slept 50 metres away, the next closest shelter? The man who pushes his life’s possessions down the back alleys in a shopping trolley?
In this we form a new type of architecture. It becomes a cross between pro-bono architecture and welfare architecture, something specific to the individual needs and inhabitable by the corporate whole. A place of warmth and comfort, hope and restoration, peace and dignity; a ‘family home’.
LeCorbusier writes, ‘the home = the hearth = the flame that heats their food and warms their bodies. The hearth has become, by extension, the symbol of an almost inevitable social group: the family ‘[1] Design now becomes that of the hearth or ‘focus’ [2] which can then draw together those who are without house or family. This hearth becomes a place of healing and warmth to those abandoned on the street. A place where people are drawn to, given to, listened to, taught and above all, valued.
To abstract the four realms of value and empowerment [3] you find, ‘dignity surrounded by empowerment, restoration, fun and connection'.
People become dislocated through many circumstances where a disjuncture appears between abilities and circumstances [4]. Empowerment locates itself around the hearth, becoming a place of story, of discussion; through community people can empower each other as they find their place again. Restoration allows for the reconnection into community and part revolves around health and hygiene. Fun strengthens confidence and allows for people to realise value as team and individual [5] and connection is the hub, the centre, the focus on the site. The hub locates the homeless in the same place as the help.
This is not a health institution per-se, rather it is a place of connection, the place of value and the place of resource. Our people become more than ‘them’, ‘they’, ‘the marginalised’ or any other lable, they have a face, they have a name now they have a home.
[1] LeCorbusier, The Nursery Schools, trans. By Eleanor Levieux (New York: Orion, (1968), p. 9. Quoted from Todd Wilmert, The ‘ancient fire, the hearth of tradition’: combustion and creation in Le Corbusier’s studio residences, ARQ, (2006) Vol 10, issue 1, p58
[2] Online Encyclopedia, http://encyclopedia.jrank.org/FLA_FRA/FOCUS_Latin_for_hearth_or_firep.html [Accessed: June 2008]
[3] http://n05ey.blogspot.com/2008/06/digging-deeper-on-each.html, lists 4 critical realms of empowerment in the creation of dignity and describes some of their fundamental underpinning.
[ 4] Flatau, Martin, Zaretzky, Haigh, Brady, Cooper, Edwards and Goulding, The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of homelessness prevention and assistance programs,(2006) AHURI, p24 “homelessness in later life was the result of subjects’ lack of skills and resources to cope with changes and stresses in later life.”
[5] Recreation as Empowerment for Homeless People Living in Shelters Maureen Harrington and Don Dawson, http://adp.lin.ca/resource//html/Vol24/v24n1a4.htm [Accessed: May 2008]
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
musak for Exp 4
Dear reader
The music used on exp 4 is a cover of a peice called Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet (1971) (Wiki) by Gavin Bryars. It is a peice which took an improvised hymn sung by a homeless person which was recorded and played in the background as the band slowly built up melody over it to form a beautiful rising sound before fading out into the background again. The poignency is recognised in this extract from the gavin bryars webpage http://www.gavinbryars.com/Pages/jesus_blood_never_failed_m.html
"The door of the recording room opened on to one of the large painting studios and I left the tape copying, with the door open, while I went to have a cup of coffee. When I came back I found the normally lively room unnaturally subdued. People were moving about much more slowly than usual and a few were sitting alone, quietly weeping.
I was puzzled until I realised that the tape was still playing and that they had been overcome by the old man's singing. This convinced me of the emotional power of the music and of the possibilities offered by adding a simple, though gradually evolving, orchestral accompaniment that respected the tramp's nobility and simple faith. Although he died before he could hear what I had done with his singing, the piece remains as an eloquent, but understated testimony to his spirit and optimism."
The peice I have used is a later cover by the band Jars of Clay
The music used on exp 4 is a cover of a peice called Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet (1971) (Wiki) by Gavin Bryars. It is a peice which took an improvised hymn sung by a homeless person which was recorded and played in the background as the band slowly built up melody over it to form a beautiful rising sound before fading out into the background again. The poignency is recognised in this extract from the gavin bryars webpage http://www.gavinbryars.com/Pages/jesus_blood_never_failed_m.html
"The door of the recording room opened on to one of the large painting studios and I left the tape copying, with the door open, while I went to have a cup of coffee. When I came back I found the normally lively room unnaturally subdued. People were moving about much more slowly than usual and a few were sitting alone, quietly weeping.
I was puzzled until I realised that the tape was still playing and that they had been overcome by the old man's singing. This convinced me of the emotional power of the music and of the possibilities offered by adding a simple, though gradually evolving, orchestral accompaniment that respected the tramp's nobility and simple faith. Although he died before he could hear what I had done with his singing, the piece remains as an eloquent, but understated testimony to his spirit and optimism."
The peice I have used is a later cover by the band Jars of Clay
Monday, June 16, 2008
Great Quote on the Hearth
Comment and writing from the ultimate man, Le Corb on the subject of the hearth
In this way an
architectural element associated with fire is aligned
with his painting career. In fact, pipes and objects
forged by fire, like bottles, plates and glasses, are key
components in many of his paintings.
Writings additionally illustrate an appreciation of
the hearth’s importance. Le Corbusier wrote that ‘the
home = the hearth = the flame that heats their food
and warms their bodies. The hearth has become, by
extension, the symbol of an almost inevitable social
group: the family’.
Todd Wilmert, The ‘ancient fire, the hearth of tradition’: combustion and creation in Le Corbusier’s studio residences, ARQ, (2006) Vol 10, issue 1, p58 (emphasys added)
What better to gather in the dislocated, the isolated than the family heart... People can become dislocated through illness, through financial difficulty, through a traumatic event. What better then to draw all together than the family atmosphere, one of inclusion, one of comfort and acceptance (apologies to readers who may not have the same experience of family as the author, intent is to show the inclusive, the accepting regardless atmosphere that a family can provide)
There is indicated in the research previously posted and accessable via the links that in reaching the socially disadvantaged there is a need to 'outreach' to the community. What if the 'outreach' could be founded at a home base, where the organisation(s) that can assist in providing care can co-exist in the same area and social space. We could envisage a place which draws people to warmth, provides an atmosphere of inclusion and connects people with specific people who can help with fundimental needs. We can provide a blanket for someone on the street, now can we provide a roof, a warmth, value, fun, room for laughter? Can someone leave different to the way they entered? Can someone with no ability to see their way out now sit around the hearth, the focus point, something of current value to them and meet a person who can not only see the source of their issues but can help find a lasting solution?
Or does this then become mere puff, mere illusion of help, more politics, a new way that people can 'help' and yet do no real good... is there still something fundimentally lacking?
Can it become 'the hub' ?
In this way an
architectural element associated with fire is aligned
with his painting career. In fact, pipes and objects
forged by fire, like bottles, plates and glasses, are key
components in many of his paintings.
Writings additionally illustrate an appreciation of
the hearth’s importance. Le Corbusier wrote that ‘the
home = the hearth = the flame that heats their food
and warms their bodies. The hearth has become, by
extension, the symbol of an almost inevitable social
group: the family’.
Todd Wilmert, The ‘ancient fire, the hearth of tradition’: combustion and creation in Le Corbusier’s studio residences, ARQ, (2006) Vol 10, issue 1, p58 (emphasys added)
What better to gather in the dislocated, the isolated than the family heart... People can become dislocated through illness, through financial difficulty, through a traumatic event. What better then to draw all together than the family atmosphere, one of inclusion, one of comfort and acceptance (apologies to readers who may not have the same experience of family as the author, intent is to show the inclusive, the accepting regardless atmosphere that a family can provide)
There is indicated in the research previously posted and accessable via the links that in reaching the socially disadvantaged there is a need to 'outreach' to the community. What if the 'outreach' could be founded at a home base, where the organisation(s) that can assist in providing care can co-exist in the same area and social space. We could envisage a place which draws people to warmth, provides an atmosphere of inclusion and connects people with specific people who can help with fundimental needs. We can provide a blanket for someone on the street, now can we provide a roof, a warmth, value, fun, room for laughter? Can someone leave different to the way they entered? Can someone with no ability to see their way out now sit around the hearth, the focus point, something of current value to them and meet a person who can not only see the source of their issues but can help find a lasting solution?
Or does this then become mere puff, mere illusion of help, more politics, a new way that people can 'help' and yet do no real good... is there still something fundimentally lacking?
Can it become 'the hub' ?
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Schema and circulation
Central is the fireplace, the hearth, the focus, bringing dignity, hope.
Then there are the four realms,1. education/empowerment 2. health/sanitary conditions 3. fun/recreation 4. access to facilities.
To Abstract it is 'dignity surrounded by empowerment, restoration, fun and connection'
To circulate, all of the main functions stem from the fireplace, (empowerment- osmosis around the fire, restoration-sterilisation from the fire, fun-ghost stories around the fire, connection-people around the fire) then branch off into increasing privacy (empowerment- believing in yourself, restoration- cleaning yourself, fun- joy from within, connection- comfortable to be alone)
All bring into the focus and all branch out from the focus...
Then there are the four realms,1. education/empowerment 2. health/sanitary conditions 3. fun/recreation 4. access to facilities.
To Abstract it is 'dignity surrounded by empowerment, restoration, fun and connection'
To circulate, all of the main functions stem from the fireplace, (empowerment- osmosis around the fire, restoration-sterilisation from the fire, fun-ghost stories around the fire, connection-people around the fire) then branch off into increasing privacy (empowerment- believing in yourself, restoration- cleaning yourself, fun- joy from within, connection- comfortable to be alone)
All bring into the focus and all branch out from the focus...
Digging deeper on each
1. education/skill development
Health care needs to be an integrated approach, a life change rather than treatment of the syptoms. Financial disparity is one of the critical reasons that homelessness is perpetuated
2. Personal heath and hygiene
Taken from Balancing Act: Clinical Practices That Respond to the Needs of Homeless Peopleby
Marsha McMurray-Avila, M.C.R.P.
Lillian Gelberg, M.D., M.S.P.H.
William R. Breakey, M.D.
"Physical and mental illnesses are implicated as both causes and consequences of homelessness for many individuals. While the shortage of safe, decent, and affordable housing is the most fundamental cause of homelessness, untreated physical and/or mental health problems create vulnerabilities that can lead to loss of income and home. At the same time, those who experience homelessness are subject to conditions that can result in deterioration of health or exacerbate existing chronic or acute illnesses, leading to rates of illness and injury from two to six times higher than for people who are housed (Wright, 1990). Homelessness also severely complicates the delivery of health services (Institute of Medicine, 1988). Without access to appropriate health care, acute and chronic health problems may go untreated, creating medical complications in multiple co-occurring conditions and ultimately impeding the individual’s ability to overcome homelessness. Failing to provide homeless people with health care of a standard that is available to other people, even when they need elaborate or expensive treatments, constitutes a form of discrimination that should be unacceptable in a democratic society (Bangsberg et al., 1997)."
3. fun/recreation
Recreation as Empowerment for Homeless People Living in Shelters
Maureen Harrington and Don Dawson * (http://adp.lin.ca/resource//html/Vol24/v24n1a4.htm)- basic premis resides in the normalisation and integration that recreation can provide for people. There is a development of peoples social interaction.
4. Access to help
There is a need to coordinate peoples needs with people who can help, in this situation there is a need for people to
"1. The importance of outreach to engage clients in treatment.
2. Respect for the individuality of each person.
3. Cultivation of trust and rapport between service provider and client.
4. Flexibility in service provision, including location and hours of service, as well as flexibility in treatment approaches.
5. The need to attend to the basic survival needs of homeless people and to recognize that until those needs are met, health care may not be an individual’s priority.
6. The importance of integrated service provision and case management to coordinate the needed services.
7. Clinical expertise to address complex clinical problems, including access to specialized care.
8. Need for a range of housing options, including programs combining housing with services.
9. A longitudinal perspective that ensures continuing care until the person’s life situation is stabilized."
Balancing Act: Clinical Practices That Respond to the Needs of Homeless People
by
Marsha McMurray-Avila, M.C.R.P.
Lillian Gelberg, M.D., M.S.P.H.
William R. Breakey, M.D. (http://aspe.hhs.gov/homeless/symposium/8-Clinical.htm)
Health care needs to be an integrated approach, a life change rather than treatment of the syptoms. Financial disparity is one of the critical reasons that homelessness is perpetuated
2. Personal heath and hygiene
Taken from Balancing Act: Clinical Practices That Respond to the Needs of Homeless Peopleby
Marsha McMurray-Avila, M.C.R.P.
Lillian Gelberg, M.D., M.S.P.H.
William R. Breakey, M.D.
"Physical and mental illnesses are implicated as both causes and consequences of homelessness for many individuals. While the shortage of safe, decent, and affordable housing is the most fundamental cause of homelessness, untreated physical and/or mental health problems create vulnerabilities that can lead to loss of income and home. At the same time, those who experience homelessness are subject to conditions that can result in deterioration of health or exacerbate existing chronic or acute illnesses, leading to rates of illness and injury from two to six times higher than for people who are housed (Wright, 1990). Homelessness also severely complicates the delivery of health services (Institute of Medicine, 1988). Without access to appropriate health care, acute and chronic health problems may go untreated, creating medical complications in multiple co-occurring conditions and ultimately impeding the individual’s ability to overcome homelessness. Failing to provide homeless people with health care of a standard that is available to other people, even when they need elaborate or expensive treatments, constitutes a form of discrimination that should be unacceptable in a democratic society (Bangsberg et al., 1997)."
3. fun/recreation
Recreation as Empowerment for Homeless People Living in Shelters
Maureen Harrington and Don Dawson * (http://adp.lin.ca/resource//html/Vol24/v24n1a4.htm)- basic premis resides in the normalisation and integration that recreation can provide for people. There is a development of peoples social interaction.
4. Access to help
There is a need to coordinate peoples needs with people who can help, in this situation there is a need for people to
"1. The importance of outreach to engage clients in treatment.
2. Respect for the individuality of each person.
3. Cultivation of trust and rapport between service provider and client.
4. Flexibility in service provision, including location and hours of service, as well as flexibility in treatment approaches.
5. The need to attend to the basic survival needs of homeless people and to recognize that until those needs are met, health care may not be an individual’s priority.
6. The importance of integrated service provision and case management to coordinate the needed services.
7. Clinical expertise to address complex clinical problems, including access to specialized care.
8. Need for a range of housing options, including programs combining housing with services.
9. A longitudinal perspective that ensures continuing care until the person’s life situation is stabilized."
Balancing Act: Clinical Practices That Respond to the Needs of Homeless People
by
Marsha McMurray-Avila, M.C.R.P.
Lillian Gelberg, M.D., M.S.P.H.
William R. Breakey, M.D. (http://aspe.hhs.gov/homeless/symposium/8-Clinical.htm)
Research
Interesting insights into the homeless.
My first attempt is to now establish the hearth, the focus. Then the concentric rings around this are dignity, education/skill development, fun/recreation, personal health and hygiene.
Maybe, to continue this thought then, all these things establish dignity and hope. If one is to find a way back 'inside' they can find dignity and hope, value for their individual life. Maybe ways of establishing this are in providing an avenue for 1. education/skill development which can then lead back to work potentially? 2. Personal heath and hygiene- which can then help remove stigma... 3. fun/recreation- leasure time can be such an important factor. 4. Access to help- all becomes irrelevant if there is no help for the immediate need that they may have.
My first attempt is to now establish the hearth, the focus. Then the concentric rings around this are dignity, education/skill development, fun/recreation, personal health and hygiene.
Maybe, to continue this thought then, all these things establish dignity and hope. If one is to find a way back 'inside' they can find dignity and hope, value for their individual life. Maybe ways of establishing this are in providing an avenue for 1. education/skill development which can then lead back to work potentially? 2. Personal heath and hygiene- which can then help remove stigma... 3. fun/recreation- leasure time can be such an important factor. 4. Access to help- all becomes irrelevant if there is no help for the immediate need that they may have.
The Hearth
Comments on the Fireplace
Central to this theme are the hearth, the fireplace, the bonfire, the campfire.
The direct results can be burning, heating, cooking.
Less direct would be implications such as, fire can be used for sterilization, for cooking clay pots, for tempering steel.
Social effects from fireplace, gathering, conversation, comfort, warming, relaxing, sleeping around the fire. Campfire learning can occur.
The hearth can be considered a key element of a home (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearth)
Interesting to note that the "Latin name is focus.[1]" (Wiki)
So if the homeless condition can be considered that of wandering the streets, or the man that is stated as having 'no fixed address', can we now find that person a focus?
Central to this theme are the hearth, the fireplace, the bonfire, the campfire.
The direct results can be burning, heating, cooking.
Less direct would be implications such as, fire can be used for sterilization, for cooking clay pots, for tempering steel.
Social effects from fireplace, gathering, conversation, comfort, warming, relaxing, sleeping around the fire. Campfire learning can occur.
The hearth can be considered a key element of a home (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearth)
Interesting to note that the "Latin name is focus.[1]" (Wiki)
So if the homeless condition can be considered that of wandering the streets, or the man that is stated as having 'no fixed address', can we now find that person a focus?
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