When I would present my work as a student, often I would hear, "Your project is too formal" - it's too form-based; it's too form-driven. Which is kind of shocking for a visual practice, for someone to say something discouraging about a focus on an exploration of aesthetics.
Jimenez LaiThe diagram of the house is a portrait of the family, a true portrait, whether it's sad or happy.
Jimenez LaiIn some cases there are ways of thinking about what an architectural program produces - interior and exterior - that is not necessarily directed by an economic requirement, but is a diagram based on human actions, selfish or otherwise.
Jimenez LaiIt's important to write a mystery novel where the takeaway is not a giveaway - where something could be read over and over.
Jimenez Lai