The Dutch sociologist Joop Goudsblom believed culture contains an aspect of civilisation and, all things considered, human. Culture accommodates our beliefs and ways about how we live our lives be it individually or as a community. Humans, being social creatures by nature often seek each other out and these interactions are what create social spaces that allow for mingling and activities that eventually become events, shaping the memories and actions of the participants of the space which forms a cultural identity.The social space, as studied by Henri Lefebvre, is a product of the people occupying the space, serving the activities of the users as a catalyst for interaction. These spaces become the background for events, life and history – the perfect blend to define a culture. -the perfect blend to define a culture.
When considering potential travel destinations, our natural inclination often leads us to places characterised by traditional architectural charm. It prompts us to wonder how we arrived at a juncture where, in many capital cities, the landscape predominantly comprises repetitive glass and steel structures. This transition towards modernity, marked by the elimination of ornamentation, finds its roots in the influential teachings of Adolf Loos.Loos, a proponent of architectural minimalism, vociferously declared that ornamentation serves no practical purpose in contemporary society and even deems it a manifestation of cultural decline.
