“The first step, then, is for designers to begin to imagine themselves as leaders – of design firms, of communities, of cultural organizations, of corporations, of government, of society. Designers do not need to position themselves as second to anyone. Tall order? Remember, big changes are easier to make than small ones. You have a secret weapon: Why, in novels and movies, does the architect always get the girl? The psychologist doesn’t. It’s not because the architect knows how to fix electric plugs. It’s because architects have a special mystique. Throughout history architects are associated with greatness, with creativity and beauty and strength and the courage and drama of designing and building a great cathedral or thrilling skyscraper or a lush park or an exciting and beautiful city or a simple, elegant home.”
— http://www.theoverlap.org/blog/?p=43
July 02, 2009, 10:19am
