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1、附件:韩素音青年翻译奖竞赛原文英译汉It’sTimetoRethink‘Temporary’Wetendtoviewarchitectureaspermanent,asaspiringtothestatusofmonuments.Andthatkindofarchitecturehasitsplace.Butsodoesarchitectureofadifferentsort.Formostofthefirstdecadeofthe2000s,architecturewasaboutthestatementbuilding.Whetheritwasacontroversialmemorialo
2、ranimpossiblyluxuriouscondotower,architecture’sraisond’êtrewastomakealastingimpression.Architecturehasalwaysbeensynonymouswithpermanence,butshoulditbe?Inthelastfewyears,theoppositemaybetrue.Architecturalbillingsareatanall-timelow.Majorcommissionsarefewandfarbetween.Thearchitecturethat’sbeenmakingnew
3、sisfastandfleeting:pop-upshops,foodcarts,marketplaces,performancespaces.Andwhilemanymanifestationsofthegenrehavejumpedtheshark(i.e.,aToysRUspop-upshop),thereisundeniableopportunityinthetemporary:itisanaptresponsetoacivilizationinflux.Andlikemanyprevailingtrends—collaborativeconsumption(a.k.a.,“shari
4、ng”),communitygardens,barterandtrade—“temporary”issoretrothatit’sbecomeradical.InNovember,IhadthepleasureofmoderatingMotopia,apanelatUniversityofSouthernCalifornia’sSchoolofArchitecture,withRobertKronenburg,anarchitect,professoratUniversityofLiverpoolandportable/temporary/mobileguru.Authorofashelffu
5、llofbooksonthetopic,including“Flexible:ArchitecturethatRespondstoChange,”“PortableArchitecture:DesignandTechnology”and“HousesinMotion:TheGenesis,”Kronenburgisamanobsessed.Mobilityhasaninnatepotency,Kronenburgbelieves.Movableenvironmentsaremoredynamicthanstaticones,sowhyshouldarchitecturebesostatic?T
6、heideathatperhapsallbuildingsshouldn’taspiretopermanencerepresentsahugeshiftforarchitecture.Withoutthatburden,architects,designers,buildersanddeveloperscantakeadvantageofandimplementcurrenttechnologiesfaster.Architecturecouldbereusable,recyclableandsustainable.Recastinthisway,itcouldbettersolveseemi
7、nglyunsolvableproblems.Andstillsucceedincreatingasenseofplace.Inhispresentation,Kronenburgofferedexamplesofhowportable,temporaryarchitecturehasbeenusedineveryaspectofhumanactivity,includinghealthcare(