inspiration from personal stories of life and sensual aspects of our experiences...experimentation with narrative writing as a means to communicate architectural intentions and experiences.
joy's ethical stance is firm: the task of architecture is not to entertain us, or to suffocate us with impressions of witty formal inventions, but to create silence, calmness, and concentration that enable us to experience the beauty of the world and life around us.
Juhani Pallasmaa Introduction, Thought and Experience in Rick Joy's Desert Architecture
