Essay

The Fallacy of the Shell: Why Architecture and Interiorism Are an Indivisible Entity There is a quiet dishonesty in how we construct the places where our lives unfold. Modern practice has severed the building into two separate moments: first, the technical erection of a cold, indifferent structure; second, the late arrival of decoration to cover what was left unconsidered. We are handed hollow concrete boxes, geometric shells designed with structural pride but little concern