Marianna Charitonidou examines how the view from a moving car shaped architecture. (Daniel Winkler / ETH Zurich)
Marianna Charitonidou examines how the view from a moving car shaped architecture. (Daniel Winkler / ETH Zurich) - ETH fellow Marianna Charitonidou examines the influence of social changes on architecture. She cites the experience of viewing the urban landscape while driving a car as an example. Architecture is often referred to as a mirror image of societal changes made tangible in steel and concrete. The cities and towns in which we live, the buildings and streets that surround us embody the social, cultural and political characteristics of the era in which they were built. In Marianna Charitonidou's view, architects are the link between a period's social trends and the built world. "Their perception of the environment influences what they design and build," explains Charitonidou.
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