Materials are not good or bad in itself, they have just different properties that are weighted by the 'architect' when choosing a material:
- some more objective (resistance, durability, toxicity, etc)
- some more subjective (costs, fashionability, desirability, commissions.., etc)
In this specific case, the material was imposed, changing the 'game': material comes first than the function and reaching an optimal solution is normally more difficult. Optimal solutions are almost never obvious and while there isn't one, 'architects' use some temporary/obvious solutions like this one.
What constitutes true creativity is the openness and adaptability of our spirit - Robert Green
- some more objective (resistance, durability, toxicity, etc)
- some more subjective (costs, fashionability, desirability, commissions.., etc)
In this specific case, the material was imposed, changing the 'game': material comes first than the function and reaching an optimal solution is normally more difficult. Optimal solutions are almost never obvious and while there isn't one, 'architects' use some temporary/obvious solutions like this one.
What constitutes true creativity is the openness and adaptability of our spirit - Robert Green