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"The architects believe in buildings, which are able to change and adapt in answer to technical and/or client needs, not only in plan but in section and elevati
by eternalban 3y ago
"The architects believe in buildings, which are able to change and adapt in answer to technical and/or client needs, not only in plan but in section and elevation. They believe in a framework which allows people freedom to do their own thing, the order, scale and ‘grain’ coming from a clear understanding and expression of the process of building; in the optimization of each individual element, its system of manufacture, storage, transportation, erection and connection, all within a clearly defined and rational framework; in a giant meccano set rather than a traditional static transparent or solid doll’s house."
https://www.architectural-review.com/buildings/pompidou-cannot-be-perceived-as-anything-but-a-monument https://www.architectural-review.com/buildings/pompidou-cann...
Does that all sound familiar to folks building backend systems? That is 'microservices' for architecture, a counter to 'monolithic' structures, using almost precisely the same motivations, and, running into the same exact problems: operational complexity.
- kevin_thibedeau 3y agoIt is the standard post-modern circle jerk where mundane things have to be cast in exalted grandiosity so that pseudo-intellectuals can feel important.