2.1B| Omar Figueroa Reading Response
ENVELOPE / FACULTY CONVERSATIONÂ
The reading seemed to discuss design principles and culture in the 1900s and. Early 2000’s specifically around 9/11. A time when the building industry was, dominated by different specialists, consultants, and experts, Leading to a total global reconstruction of the envelope of an Architect. A part that grasped my attention was the hunger for a new “practice of architecture” capable of engaging with the middle class while looking for all the qualities of high-performance design without the energy of star architecture.