Mercedes Benzene Posted August 12, 2007 Report Share Posted August 12, 2007 Do you think it would be possible/feasible to add a dedicated "Architecture" forum to Hypography? I realize that we have the Engineering/Applied Science forum, but I was thinking that an Architecture forum could be a more concrete disscusion ground away from all the other non-architecture related topics currently present there. I've been browsing some architecture forums recently, and they have some pretty eye-opening statistics (like 202 people viewing one subforum at any given time:eek_big:), and I think that we might be able to draw a lot of people to hypography based on this one little niche alone. Just trying to play off of my own interests... as well as the interests of Hypography's future. MB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffy Posted August 12, 2007 Report Share Posted August 12, 2007 Do you think it qualifies as a "Physical Science?" I don't but I think it would be interesting. Tell us where you think it oughta go.... Windows and doors,Buffy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercedes Benzene Posted August 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2007 I don't think it qualifies as physical sciences either... which brings up the concern: where to put it? Is it physical? Ehh... :shrug:Is it a social sciences? kinda... but no more than it is "physical".Is it humanities? No. Is it science news? No. Is it member articles and papers? No. Is it general topics? I would say it's pretty general; even though it doesn't fit with the other topics under "general".Is it language? No. Is it special? I think it's pretty special. Is it community? I suppose it could be. What do other people think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay-qu Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 Well its isnt a science, not to say it cant find a home here, buts its definitely not science. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tormod Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 I think it would fit as a sub-category of engineering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigD Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 Though it touches strongly on structural, material, and civil engineering, Architecture’s an artistic discipline, more akin, IMHO, to sculpture than physics. Examine high schools and small colleges with architecture departments, and they’re more often than not physically, organizationally, and culturally in the fine arts division than in the math/science. Most good modern architects can draw well, appreciate art and history, and can talk convincingly and compellingly about aesthetics. They’re often pretty poor at engineering. They employ, and are often at great tension with, engineers, they’re job being, to some degree, to want what is untested, unsound, and unwise, and bully engineers into making it otherwise. Some of the most famous works of architecture are both profoundly innovative and profound engineering failures – Falling Water, for example. So maybe it belongs in the Humanities Forums? I can’t think of any hypographer who’s an architect – rather the point, I think, or Mercedes’s “build it, and they will come” proposal. Perhaps we should float it in the suggestion forums, and see what local expertise and enthusiasm we have that I don’t know of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercedes Benzene Posted August 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 Though it touches strongly on structural, material, and civil engineering, Architecture’s an artistic discipline, more akin, IMHO, to sculpture than physics. Examine high schools and small colleges with architecture departments, and they’re more often than not physically, organizationally, and culturally in the fine arts division than in the math/science. Most good modern architects can draw well, appreciate art and history, and can talk convincingly and compellingly about aesthetics. They’re often pretty poor at engineering. They employ, and are often at great tension with, engineers, they’re job being, to some degree, to want what is untested, unsound, and unwise, and bully engineers into making it otherwise. Some of the most famous works of architecture are both profoundly innovative and profound engineering failures – Falling Water, for example. So maybe it belongs in the Humanities Forums?I must admit that I am also leaning towards humanities.... even though, as I said, it doesn't exactly qualify as humanities under the current standards of that forum category. And, yes, it is more of an art than a science. The science is generally saved for the engineers that make the architect's dream work. I can’t think of any hypographer who’s an architect – rather the point, I think, or Mercedes’s “build it, and they will come” proposal. Perhaps we should float it in the suggestion forums, and see what local expertise and enthusiasm we have that I don’t know of? Yeah... I can't think of any practiced architects here. I know that in my thread "Beautiful Architecture" there weren't really any architects who replied, just fellow Hypography enthusiasts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tormod Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 Humanities was my first thought but I figured Engineering was more apt. But I agree with the art aspect, so humanities might be more useful for hypographers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffy Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 I was thinking Humanities too, for all the reasons stated above. The other one though is that at this stage, I don't like making the site too "vertical" so you have to convince me it needs to be at the third level (if it was a sub-forum of the Engineering sub-forum)... I think its pretty, who cares if its impossible to build, :confused:Buffy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercedes Benzene Posted August 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 I think making it a subforum would hide it too much from the world. I honestly believe that it could be a big draw from other places.... so making it it's own, non-sub, forum would be best. Otherwise it's just too hidden. Humanities still gets my vote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAHD Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 Hmm, I'm all for it, being a tradesman myself. I'd vote for physical sciences, simply because it does interact with engineering and there's not much more physical than something you can walk on/in. It even cross references with computer science thanks to C.A.D. programs, and law thanks to civil building codes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercedes Benzene Posted August 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 Okay. So should we vote? You can just post your responses here unless someone wants to edit this thread to include a poll. Options:1. No. No architecture forum. 2. Yes. Put it in humanities. 3. Yes. Put it in physical sciences as its own forum. 4. Yes. Put it in physical sciences as a subforum to engineering. I vote for 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanctus Posted August 14, 2007 Report Share Posted August 14, 2007 Did the poll...Voted for the physical science forum but with the "clausule" (I'm pretty sure that is not english...but well) to put it in the end after Alternative theories... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tormod Posted August 14, 2007 Report Share Posted August 14, 2007 Humanities here. (I managed to click the wrong button so I edited my vote). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercedes Benzene Posted August 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2007 So if no one has any objections... can we make this a reality??:hihi: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanctus Posted August 19, 2007 Report Share Posted August 19, 2007 Since I'm not much interested in this subject I can't write a nice description to this forum and an introductory sticky. But I can create forum, so if someone (=mercedes?) writes here the description and the introductory sticky I'll create it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercedes Benzene Posted August 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2007 Since I'm not much interested in this subject I can't write a nice description to this forum and an introductory sticky. But I can create forum, so if someone (=mercedes?) writes here the description and the introductory sticky I'll create it... Okay. I'll work on something today. If anyone else wants anything to be included, just post it here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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