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It’s Time to Rethink ‘Temporary’ We tend to view architecture as permanent, as aspiring to the status of monuments. And that kind of architecture has its place. But so does architecture of a different sort. For most of the first decade of the 2000s, architecture was about the statement building. Whether it was a controversial memorial or an impossibly luxurious condo tower, architecture’s raison d’être was to make a lasting impression. Architecture has always been synonymous with permanence, but should it be? In the last few years, the opposite may be true. Architectural billings are at an all-time low. Major commissions are few and far between. The architecture that’s been making news is fast and fleeting: pop-up shops, food carts, marketplaces, performance spaces. And while many manifestations （临床表现，显示，证明）of the genre （类型，流派，风俗画）have jumped the shark （鲨鱼，骗子。欺诈，诈骗）(i.e., a Toys R Us pop-up shop), there is undeniable (不可否认的，公认的)opportunity in the temporary: it is an apt （恰当的，有、、、倾向，灵敏的）response to a civilization in flux.（流量，变迁，不稳定，流出）And like many prevailing （一般的，最普通的，流行的，占优势的）trends — collaborative （合作的，协作的）consumption （消费，消耗）(a.k.a., “sharing”), community gardens, barter and trade — “temporary” is so retro （复古的，重新流行的）that it’s become radical（激进的，彻底的，根本的）. In November, I had the pleasure of moderating（减速的，慢化的 ）Motopia（理想都市环境）, a panel （座谈小组）at University of Southern California’s School of Architecture, with Robert Kronenburg, an architect, professor at University of Liverpool （利物浦）and portable/temporary/mobile guru（领袖，专家）. Author of a shelf full of books on the topic, including “Flexible: Architecture that Responds to Change,” “Portable Architecture: Design and Technology” and “Houses in Motion: The Genesis（发生起源）,” Kronenburg is a man obsessed.（迷人的） Mobility（移动性，机动性） has an innate（先天的，固有的，与生俱来的 ）potency（力量，潜力，权势）, Kronenburg believes. Movable （动产的，可移动的，不固定的）environments are more dynamic （动态的，动力的，有活力的）than static （静态的）ones, so why should architecture be so static? T