ABSTRACT

The creative orientation of architects tends to be shaped by discussions that occur within professional circles such as architecture schools, journals, conferences and other peer forums. In all these spaces the voice of the architect can be clearly heard, either explicitly, or reconstructed through critical analysis; and within the discourse this voice has a tangible presence that co-exists with the work. This predisposes the architect to believe that his or her voice is a primary factor in imbuing architecture with significance by articulating the work through compelling conceptualizations of the world or through exciting possibilities liberated by a new architectural language.