ethics and aesthetics in architecture - steve kennedy
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Ethics&Aesthetics
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Hillel the Elder teaching a man the meaning of the whole Torah while he stands on one
foot
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ethics ˈɛθɪks/ noun
plural noun: ethics; noun: ethics 1.
moral principles that govern a person's behaviour or the conducting of an
activity."medical ethics also enter into the question"
synonyms: moral code, morals, morality, moral stand, moral principles,
moral values, rights and wrongs, principles, ideals, creed, credo, ethos,
rules of conduct, standards (of behaviour), virtues, dictates of
conscience "the ethics of journalism"
2.
the branch of knowledge that deals with moral principles."neither metaphysics
nor ethics is the home of religion"
Ethics
Noun
1. moral principles that govern a person's behaviour or the conducting of an activity.”
2. synonyms: moral code, morals, morality, moral stand, moral principles, moral values, rights and wrongs, principles, ideals, creed, credo, ethos, rules of conduct, standards (of behaviour), virtues, dictates of conscience
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Purity Ethics:
moral systems which pursue morality for the sake of some notion of purity. Responsibility Ethics:
moral systems which pursue morality of the sake of some notion of responsibility.
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ethics ˈɛθɪks/ noun
plural noun: ethics; noun: ethics 1.
moral principles that govern a person's behaviour or the conducting of an
activity."medical ethics also enter into the question"
synonyms: moral code, morals, morality, moral stand, moral principles,
moral values, rights and wrongs, principles, ideals, creed, credo, ethos,
rules of conduct, standards (of behaviour), virtues, dictates of
conscience "the ethics of journalism"
2.
the branch of knowledge that deals with moral principles."neither metaphysics
nor ethics is the home of religion"
Morals
Noun
1. standards of behaviour; principles of right and wrong
2. synonyms: moral code, code of ethics, moral standards, moral values, principles, principles of right and wrong, rules of conduct, standards/principles of behaviour, standards, morality, sense of morality, scruples
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‘If I am not for myself who is for me?
And being for my own self, what am ‘I’ ?
And if not now, when?”
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ethics ˈɛθɪks/ noun
plural noun: ethics; noun: ethics 1.
moral principles that govern a person's behaviour or the conducting of an
activity."medical ethics also enter into the question"
synonyms: moral code, morals, morality, moral stand, moral principles,
moral values, rights and wrongs, principles, ideals, creed, credo, ethos,
rules of conduct, standards (of behaviour), virtues, dictates of
conscience "the ethics of journalism"
2.
the branch of knowledge that deals with moral principles."neither metaphysics
nor ethics is the home of religion"
Aesthetics
Noun
1. a set of principles concerned with the nature and appreciation of beauty
2. the branch of philosophy which deals with questions of beauty and artistic taste
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the aesthetic object is unique among man-made objects [because] it possesses a life of its own
Dennis Dutton
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wemaydefineBeautyassuccessfulexpression`
TheoryofAesthe,c,Benede9oCroce
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wemaydefineBeautyassuccessfulexpressionorbe9er,asexpressionandnothingmore,becauseexpression,whenitisnotsuccessful,isnotexpression.
TheoryofAesthe,c,Benede9oCroce
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Think about it ……
all those ugly buildings are simply, unsuccessful expression.
simply,
Think about it … all thosare
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Or …............... sinister
Si…....m…........ply,
Think about it … all thosare
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Think about it … all thosare
Or maybe – just plain banal
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ethics ˈɛθɪks/ noun
plural noun: ethics; noun: ethics 1.
moral principles that govern a person's behaviour or the conducting of an
activity."medical ethics also enter into the question"
synonyms: moral code, morals, morality, moral stand, moral principles,
moral values, rights and wrongs, principles, ideals, creed, credo, ethos,
rules of conduct, standards (of behaviour), virtues, dictates of
conscience "the ethics of journalism"
2.
the branch of knowledge that deals with moral principles."neither metaphysics
nor ethics is the home of religion"
Sincerity
Noun
1. the absence of pretence, deceit or hypocrisy
2. synonyms: honesty, genuineness, truthfulness, good faith, lack of deceit, integrity, probity, trustworthiness:
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Honour
Noun
1. the quality of knowing and doing what is morally right
2. Synonyms: integrity, honourableness, honesty, uprightness, ethics, principle, morality, righteousness
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To be honourable and to act honourably is what I believe we are obligated to do
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Is it ethical or honourable to create a building that is so brilliant in its conception and realisation, so profoundly beautiful that it changes the history of the world ….......................... even though the people for whom it was created find it unusable
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ethics ˈɛθɪks/ noun
plural noun: ethics; noun: ethics 1.
moral principles that govern a person's behaviour or the conducting of an
activity."medical ethics also enter into the question"
synonyms: moral code, morals, morality, moral stand, moral principles,
moral values, rights and wrongs, principles, ideals, creed, credo, ethos,
rules of conduct, standards (of behaviour), virtues, dictates of
conscience "the ethics of journalism"
2.
the branch of knowledge that deals with moral principles."neither metaphysics
nor ethics is the home of religion"
Trust
Noun
1. the quality of knowing and doing what is morally right
2. synonyms: confidence, belief, faith, freedom from suspicion/ doubt, sureness, certainty, certitude, assurance, conviction, credence, reliance
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ethics ˈɛθɪks/ noun
plural noun: ethics; noun: ethics 1.
moral principles that govern a person's behaviour or the conducting of an
activity."medical ethics also enter into the question"
synonyms: moral code, morals, morality, moral stand, moral principles,
moral values, rights and wrongs, principles, ideals, creed, credo, ethos,
rules of conduct, standards (of behaviour), virtues, dictates of
conscience "the ethics of journalism"
2.
the branch of knowledge that deals with moral principles."neither metaphysics
nor ethics is the home of religion"
Is it ethical to design a building whose purpose is one any moral person could not in all conscience support even though it is aesthetically extraordinary
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to provide for or give support to, especially by providing necessities
SUSTAIN: verb
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SUSTENANCE: noun
means of maintaining health or life: nourishment
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architecture is a conscious crystallization of contemporary cultural values
charles jencks
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OUR AESTHETIC POSITION ON THE MYRIAD OF QUESTIONS THAT ARISE DURING THE DESIGN PROCESS
FUNDAMENTALLY REFLECT OUR ETHICAL POSITION
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SOME AESTHETICSQUESTIONS THAT REFLECT OUR ETHICS
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TRADITION versus INNOVATION
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FIT versus CONTRAST
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LOUD versus QUIET
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SIMPLICITY versus COMPLEXITY
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NATURAL versus MECHANISTIC
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GRACE versus AWKWARDNESS
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FASHION versus TRADITION
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ORDER versus DISORDER
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HUMAN versus MONUMENTAL
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EMOTIONAL versus RATIONAL
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ANDSOON
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THANKYOU