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1、9It’sTimetoRethink‘Temporary’Wetendtoviewarchitectureaspermanent,asaspiringtothestatusofmonuments.Andthatkindofarchitecturehasitsplace.Butsodoesarchitectureofadifferentsort.Formostofthefirstdecadeofthe2000s,architecturewasaboutthestatementbuilding.Whetheri
2、twasacontroversialmemorialoranimpossiblyluxuriouscondotower,architecture’sraisond’êtrewastomakealastingimpression.Architecturehasalwaysbeensynonymouswithpermanence,butshoulditbe?Inthelastfewyears,theoppositemaybetrue.Architecturalbillingsareatanall-timelow
3、.Majorcommissionsarefewandfarbetween.Thearchitecturethat’sbeenmakingnewsisfastandfleeting:pop-upshops,foodcarts,marketplaces,performancespaces.Andwhilemanymanifestations(临床表现,显示,证明)ofthegenre(类型,流派,风俗画)havejumpedtheshark(鲨鱼,骗子。欺诈,诈骗)(i.e.,aToysRUspop-upsho
4、p),thereisundeniable(不可否认的,公认的)opportunityinthetemporary:itisanapt(恰当的,有、、、倾向,灵敏的)responsetoacivilizationinflux.(流量,变迁,不稳定,流出)Andlikemanyprevailing(一般的,最普通的,流行的,占优势的)trends—collaborative(合作的,协作的)consumption(消费,消耗)(a.k.a.,“sharing”),communitygardens,bartera
5、ndtrade—99“temporary”issoretro(复古的,重新流行的)thatit’sbecomeradical(激进的,彻底的,根本的).InNovember,Ihadthepleasureofmoderating(减速的,慢化的)Motopia(理想都市环境),apanel(座谈小组)atUniversityofSouthernCalifornia’sSchoolofArchitecture,withRobertKronenburg,anarchitect,professoratUniver
6、sityofLiverpool(利物浦)andportable/temporary/mobileguru(领袖,专家).Authorofashelffullofbooksonthetopic,including“Flexible:ArchitecturethatRespondstoChange,”“PortableArchitecture:DesignandTechnology”and“HousesinMotion:TheGenesis(发生起源),”Kronenburgisamanobsessed.(迷人
7、的)Mobility(移动性,机动性)hasaninnate(先天的,固有的,与生俱来的)potency(力量,潜力,权势),Kronenburgbelieves.Movable(动产的,可移动的,不固定的)environmentsaremoredynamic(动态的,动力的,有活力的)thanstatic(静态的)ones,sowhyshouldarchitecturebesostatic?Theideathatperhapsallbuildingsshouldn’taspire(渴望,立志,追求)top
8、ermanencerepresentsahugeshiftforarchitecture.Withoutthatburden,architects,designers,buildersanddeveloperscantakeadvantageofandimplement(实施,执行,实现,生效)currenttechnologiesfaster.Architecturecouldbereusable(可再度使用的