Architecture

1)There was much discussion of the notion of “building as camera” — what do you think he meant by this? How does this idea fit with the “practices of looking” we will be exploring in this class?

Bryan McKay-Lyons talked a lot about the notion “building as camera”, by this he meant practices of looking" - the way the photographer looks through the camera to make sure it will be a good picture, the architect looks through the window to frame the landscape.

2)Many of the projects that Bryan MacKay-Lyons showed us last evening drew inspiration from other sources. For instance, many of the projects on the East Coast drew inspiration from ship-building or other aspects of maritime culture. How does this relate to the idea of “authenticity” (see Sturken & Cartwright glossary, p.350)?
The idea of "authenticity" relates back to Bryan MacKay-Lyons projects, because he aimed to keep the authenticity in the work he did, the project had to fit into the community. For example, many of his projects were found in the maritimes, and so he kept to the minimalistic view of the maritimes, the "spartan esthetic". His design also relate back to this idea of "authenticity" because they are original modern looking representations of the past.