Architectural concept of a new era (part 1)

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Author: Kachalko Fedor

INTRODUCTION

We all happened to live during a time of change, in the era of Aquarius or the Dawn of Svarog, in different traditions this process is called differently, but the essence of it is the same - a change in the cosmic cycle. Despite the fact that, but long and perennial, but, however, limited, therefore, you need to correspond to the new time externally and internally, at least you need to be aware. The main task for each person is to understand what is happening and what needs to be done at the same time for a smooth transition to new conditions and compliance with the changed situation.

On the day of Svarog, changes are taking place in all areas of our life. As always, changes begin with consciousness, or the element of ether, which controls the rest of the elements. Raising the level of consciousness is the main prerequisite for making any favorable changes. One of the subsequent spheres of our life after the ether is the material habitat created by the hands of people, in other words, architecture. This concept should be understood as the entire hierarchy of places of residence, from the room to city associations. Now let's focus our attention on one of the sections of architecture, on urban planning.

In the New Age, we are faced with a complete overhaul of design and construction. There are two systems of life: survival characteristic of the dark time and prosperity - light. This principle changes all activities in urban planning and architecture. Recently, we survived, on the one hand, our cities were created to fight the negative factors of the surrounding world, on the other hand, we cognized the darkness or the world of technocracy. Modern cities are in keeping with the lessons learned in the dark age. All this time, we have been learning sanity: getting our hands on it and learning to distinguish between truth and falsehood. Now the time has come for passing the exam, it's time to rethink the old, obsolete system. However, one should not discard all the accumulated experience of the dark time, it is necessary to use the knowledge gained in the field of architecture, and there are quite a lot of them.

Let's make an important note: there is practically no need to invent something new, at least because our mind is not capable of it. We need to remember the experience of our ancestors, study it and apply it in practice. Everything has long been invented and invented, you just need to find or remember. The key phrase here is “our ancestors”, since each nation is more suitable for its original original culture. To create a new order, you can use: golden proportions, harmonious and symmetrical compositions, similarity to living macro and microstructures, sacred geometry. All these things are found in the preserved architectural heritage, however, full-fledged knowledge must be sought in the original, Vedic culture.

It is most correct to consider the organization of a place of life in conjunction with other things: social structure, economy, production, education, agriculture, etc. Any field of activity is related to architecture. The most important moment in all the upcoming changes for us is an integrated approach that ties together all facets of human life. Architecture is the unifying fabric of our reality. Consequently, by changing the complex pattern of our life, the connective tissue also changes.

We need to harmonize the internal (consciousness) and external (living environment), so as not to create dissonance in life - we think in a new way, but live in the old way. A favorable life and the improvement of people are possible only under conditions of balance and correspondence between the inner and outer worlds. The external world is very diverse in its manifestations: place of residence, work, rest, self-improvement systems, food, medicine, etc., you can list for a very long time, but the important point is that they all intersect with architecture. Therefore, it is necessary to consider the theme of architecture in unity with all other spheres of life.

THE ARCHITECTURE OF COSMOCENTRISM

As the philosophy of architecture of the new era, one can choose cosmocentrism - in which the whole world is viewed as space. In our case, the macro and microcosm is manifested through the human creation of the architectural environment. Natural forms and structures, in the broadest sense of the word, are embodied through creation in architecture. Using this principle, the foundations of the entire design immediately change, that is, the types of shaping. Such qualities as: symmetry, integrity, completeness, fractality appear.

The basis for creating a composition is primarily taken from what is above, that is, cosmic forms. In space, as you know, everything is based on spheres, spirals, circles, rings and other similar forms. At the base of everything is a sphere - the shape of our universe, in the likeness of which almost all celestial objects are built, and we should start with it. It is also necessary to remember about the microcosm, that is, about the earthly natural world, the forms of which can also be used.

It is important to understand that it is impossible to literally transfer cosmic and natural forms into the structure of cities, we need to take an example from them, project in a simplified form and adapt to our needs. Let's give an example of the projection of the heavenly into the earth: the solar system as a city. Here the orbits become the basis of the radial-ring system, the luminary - the central square, the earth in orbits - the quarters or buildings. Further, additions are made in the form of concentric connections, an increase in the number of objects in the "orbit", etc. As a result, the city becomes a kind of solar system. Thus, it is possible to project into architecture and other heavenly and earthly structures.

Movement is life, this well-known statement can be used to choose a method of shaping. A circle, a sphere and all their derivatives are essentially bodies of revolution or motion, in space everything moves and revolves, therefore, it lives. In earthly nature, the situation looks like this, here growth, movement and dynamics are a manifestation of life. Square, rectangle - static shapes designed for specific tasks. In order to create the most viable urban environment, appropriate movement and living techniques should be chosen. However, there are no good and bad forms, they are all tools and perform different tasks. In fact, the topic of using various geometric shapes is very large and requires separate consideration.

MODERN APPROACHES

The current architecture is mostly represented by regular buildings, it can be called utilitarian or international, in view of its global distribution. Today, we design a grid of axes: parallels and perpendiculars. This is a fairly simple and convenient system, but it lacks life and harmony. Cosmic principles are not manifested in any way in the utilitarian approach to design.

Let's make a few notes: square and rectangular shapes in nature are found only in the structure of a few crystals. All the diversity of life is built on other principles, which in our case are taken as a basis. The regular layouts used in modern cities are identical to slave quarters in some countries of the ancient world, such as Egypt. However, the shape of many ancient cities that have survived to our time, which have elements of regular planning, is built according to the principle of golden proportions and other useful techniques, thus, in this matter, not everything is unambiguous.

A special case of regular planning is free - linear. Its use is due to complex urban planning or natural situations. The appearance of this layout is very picturesque, but the techniques of the regular are preserved.

In any case, the regular planning is not consistent with the principles of cosmocentrism, taken as a basis in the new concept. Avoiding extremes should not reject this approach and blindly repeat. This topic needs to be explored further. So far, the issue of regular planning remains open and controversial.

Spontaneous building occupies an independent place. This is manifested in suburban settlements, isolated groups of small businesses and other "compositions". A simple principle works here - someone creates his own object in a new place, how it turns out, without thinking about placing the site in the general master plan, all subsequent neighbors are attached, literally nearby, usually tied to roads and utilities. The result of this approach is a patchwork quilt and chaos. There is no need to describe in detail the manifestation of laziness and ignorance, we will mark it as a given.

Another of the modern trends in design is a literal technical imitation of earthly nature, that is, the landscape: winding rivers, flowing hills or even plants. It's a good idea, but the technocratic incarnation takes its life. Also, living, dynamic forms are devoid of a special ordered structure, which is inherent in space objects, therefore this approach is inferior to cosmocentrism. Today, these biological principles are applied, for example, in bionics, but mass distribution does not mean the high complexity of production. In our concept, simplicity, order and rationality are welcomed, you can learn from biological forms, but their exact copying is meaningless.

Every approach to city planning has a right to life. As mentioned above, there are no good and bad structures, all of them are just tools that are relevant to their questions or decisions made according to existing conditions. Our task is to live in prosperity, therefore, appropriate tools are selected.