This is a true story, of six students, picked to live in a studio, work together to design a medical facility in Aruba & have our lives Blogged. To find out what happens.. when people stop being polite, and start doing Architecture.. The Desert Rat Pack
Great research, incorporating ideas of the Gaiunere into a modern medical facility could be a fascinating cultural connection. Somehow this connection needs to be architecturally communicated to a patient visiting from another country who has no idea what a Gaiunere is...
Agreed... Making architectural abstractions more accessible help the general public appreciate design on deeper levels. Progressively more complex layers of conceptualization can keep patients/critics/etc. contemplating the Architecture's
I think in order to architecturally express this important/complex ritual to visitors, I need to express certain key elements from the ritual in the public spaces of the building. I believe that visitors/patients will appreciate and understand these cultural elements if they are introduced to them before entering the recovery/hotel room. One of the key elements from the ritual is the hammock. Historically, hammocks were first used by the Amerindians for comfort, protection, and fishing. Over time, the image of the hammock has turned from functional to leisure. It is the one common element I have found that tie medical tourism, cultural elements, as well as the various other tourists together. What do you think?
Great research, incorporating ideas of the Gaiunere into a modern medical facility could be a fascinating cultural connection. Somehow this connection needs to be architecturally communicated to a patient visiting from another country who has no idea what a Gaiunere is...
ReplyDeleteAgreed... Making architectural abstractions more accessible help the general public appreciate design on deeper levels. Progressively more complex layers of conceptualization can keep patients/critics/etc. contemplating the Architecture's
ReplyDelete...architecture's role in the advancement of medical tourism.
ReplyDeleteI think in order to architecturally express this important/complex ritual to visitors, I need to express certain key elements from the ritual in the public spaces of the building. I believe that visitors/patients will appreciate and understand these cultural elements if they are introduced to them before entering the recovery/hotel room. One of the key elements from the ritual is the hammock. Historically, hammocks were first used by the Amerindians for comfort, protection, and fishing. Over time, the image of the hammock has turned from functional to leisure. It is the one common element I have found that tie medical tourism, cultural elements, as well as the various other tourists together. What do you think?
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