Rationalism

I had my work 'rectified' yesterday. Everything is simple rationality, back to the fundamental thing, fundamental thoughts. If there is something wrong, there is something irrational. What is the most important matter that should come first? Matured architects always design with reasons. People make decision through analysis to current information gathered. Decisions might be wrong but it must be rational.
Sometimes, it wouldn't work with art....however, architecture needs the sense of rationality.However irrational the form or building looks like, you can still find a system in it, a logic in it, a rationality of disorder.
"Rationalism, also known as the rationalist movement, is a philosophical doctrine that asserts that the truth can best be discovered by reason and factual analysis, rather than faith, dogma or religious teaching. Rationalism has some similarities in ideology and intent to humanism and atheism, in that it aims to provide a framework for social and philosophical discourse outside of religious or supernatural beliefs; however, ..." To find out more...

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