Needs+in+Architecture

=Needs in Architecture=

Needs are crucial in Architecture. If there were'nt needs, it would'nt even exist. Of course they are'nt the real purpose of an Architect's creation, but it is necesary that the building fulfill every of them to justify its existence. These needs can be ordered into three areas: Needs of people, of context and of the building itself.

(air, light)

Needs of people can be classified in physiological, psychological and sociological, and must be fulfilled, because it is the people that a building or space is created for. Physiological refers to how livable, in terms of body's health, a place is (air, light, water, temperature, etc.). Psychological needs are those that refers to mental health (sense of security, freedom, beauty) and has to be too with the fact that the place where a person lives is taken as an image of self-esteem. Sociological refers to the capability a place assures to the relation between people (public and private places).

Needs of context are such as culture (this is related with the people needs too), environment (natural or built, the building must face the environment, and never deny it), connections, and flexibility so it can continue its existence when changes around occur.

The needs of the building itself are those without the building just cannot be in physic or human world: Protection, Weight, Flow and Distribution.

(Architect: Angelo Bucci)