Ackbar‘s text stated that disappearance is not only about physical disappearance, but also changing its social meanings. Flagstaff House introduces is an old British military building is preserved physically, but the space inside has changed into a tea museum, this changes the human activities and experience. The feeling of formal and private originally created by the architecture has disappeared and changed to a public space for leisure. This is where film takes its essential place to records the change of the relationship of the people and architecture by times.
Giuliano’s text introduces me to the purpose of a film of documentation. Like the “Empire” introduced in the text, it forces the audience to get closer observation on the relationship between architecture and environment and its changes through times. This introduces a new way of seeing the city, given that people are often rushing through the city.
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Your first point about how disappearance is not necessarily physical is important, and you explained it well with the example of Flagstaff House. You touched on the role of film and their capturing of architecture for both essays. Taking it further, how would you compare how this each essay discusses and relates to this topic? I would also encourage you to proofread in greater detail in future.