a part of the interview of architect mr. Zivas that took part on line due Covid19 essues
Amalia:
1. Which was the most difficult project
you had to deal with?
2. Do you believe that architecture has
played an important role in civilization?
3. What degree of difficulty do you
assign to the profession of the architects?
Answers
1.
The
internal arrangement of my own house. I live in an old house at Corfu’s
historic centre, so I had to arrange it for today’s needs and ways of life. The
operation proved to be quite difficult. A couple of friends of mine that live
in Rome, both architects, told me after their self-planned house renovation was
finished, that they rather ought to have engaged another architect for their
renovation plans – being not 100% able to understand what exactly were their
own needs.
2.
Definitely.
Good architecture shapes public spaces of interest, boththe recent andthe historic
ones, which reflect our own civilization. By living in a beautiful city we
fulfill not only functional needs, but also cultural ones. Take for example the
old centre of Corfu, a city with a very specific character and identity. When
you walk in the new periphery of the same city, you have a drastically
different feeling with regard to cultural values.
3.
High,
if one opts for good quality results.
Spyridoula:
1. Why did you choose to study
architecture?
2. Which abilities and traits are
needed in order to become an architect?
3. Except from math with what else do
you think architecture is related to?
Answers
1.
This
is easy to answer. My father was an architect, and as I was growing up in our
apartment in Athens I used to come in touch everyday with his activity, as he
had transformed part of the apartment to a studio. All this architectural
activity seemed very fascinating to me - the people he worked with, the
drawings, the building models etc. – so I followed suit.
2.
Creative
abilities on one hand, just the way a sculptor or a painter creates his/her own
work, and specific technical knowledge related to various fields on the other.
You have to be able to create spaces that elevate the users’ mood, while on the
other hand they allow for comfort and guarantee functionality.
3.
As
I referred to the previous answer, an architect has two sides, both very
important for what concerns the quality of the final outcome. The creative,
artistic part is crucial for what concerns architecture’s cultural importance –
so history of art, painting and sculpture are included in the
studies. Apart from this, the architect has to be able to understand
mathematics and physics, characteristics and behaviour of building materials, the
planning of a building’s technical parts –heating and cooling, water and
electricity etc. Architecture is a particularly multi-faceted field.
