Bauhaus Essay

Literature has been around for many centuries, and each piece is either influenced by something, or has the ability to influence a single person, or an entire society. It is quite obvious to the eyes of a reader that pieces written during the Modern Era of literature reflect the time period of that in the Roaring Twenties, which was a time period in America where the rich were too wealthy, but their hearts were poor and filled with greed. These pieces also reflect the time period of the thirties…

The Circored Project was the beginning of a new technology using the new mini mills. In 1995, Cleveland Cliffs of Cleveland, Ohio partnered with the German Company Lurgi Metallurgie and LTV Steel. The key points to the Circored Project was project managers, changes to the management and design and market turmoil. A project manager must inspire a shared vision, be a good communicator, able to delegate tasks and be great at problem solving skills. Cliff Associates Limited(CAL), Ray von Bitter was…

Intelligent Architecture In her book The Fountainhead, Ayn Rand portrays the protagonist, Howard Roark, as an individualistic young architect who chooses to struggle in unimportance rather than compromise his artistic and personal vision. The book follows his fight to practice what the public sees as modern architecture, which he considers to be superior, despite an establishment focused on tradition-worship. In the book Architecture's New Media: Principles, Theories, and Methods of…

This essay will analyse Le Corbusier’s The Radiant City (La Ville Radieuse) by looking at the unbuilt city scape’s historical, theoretical and philosophical background as well as how it was received and reviewed. Greenhalgh’s features of the Pioneer phase (such as Social Morality, Technology and Anti-historicism) will also be looked at in relation to how and why The Radiant City was conceptualised and designed. As the idea of The Radiant City was conceived in the 1930s (and by Modernist…

Nisarg Sahnivas by Kotibhaskar Group Nisarg Sahnivas by Kotibhaskar is a residential development that is modern practical and affordable with thoughtful design and equipment. These residential flats in Sangli offer a well-rounded set of homes with all the modern amenities required for a contemporary living. The project Nisarg Sahnivas is a project by a prominently known construction company, Kotibhaskar Builders. It is located near the 100 Feet Road, Sangli. These apartments are located in such…

Linearity and Organic Architecture Modernisms - AR548 Jed Cracknell Word Count: • Introduction o Nature in modern architecture o Leading to organic architecture Linearity is a theme seen throughout architecture from the modernist era. It is present in many different styles such as Frank Lloyd Wrights Prairie School Style of architecture seen around the 1890’s to 1920’s. Following this Frank Lloyd Wright’s Textile style of architecture is seen to have strong links to…

My aim is to come up with a design that meets the brief as well as satisfies both artistic and practical aspects. Design a 1 bedroom eco-lodge. The cliens are a young couple who are environmentally consious and artistic. The area is a rectangular shaped block of 12m x 6m. The design needs to reflect the designs of either a well-known architect or era of architecture. The American Radiator Building (also known as The American Standard Building) was built in Manhattan, New York City in 1924.…

Introduction of paper 2: According to the comparison of movements in paper 1, as for the topic of space, I found out that Minimalism may be one step forward for functionalism to purchase the spatial freedom which required by people as time goes by. Starting from earliest times to present day, people always make great efforts to purchase the freedom of space. And the reason why the works done by Le Corbusier have a strong appeal is mainly because of his quest for freedom in architecture. In my…

Part II- Frank Lloyd Wright “A good plan is the beginning and the end, because every good plan is organic. That means that its development is inherent and inevitable”- Frank Lloyd Wright, “In the Cause of Architecture” Le Corbusier was redistributing his city with an emphasis on the center of the city and on the complete other end of the spectrum Frank Lloyd Wright was eliminating the city center completely. Broadacre City was detailed in Wright’s 1932 book The Disappearing City. The book was…

Art deco’s elements are applied in the modern popular architecture and furniture The World War 1 is occurred between the Art Nouveau and the Art Deco. Both of two movements affected by the World War 1. They are two different style. The big difference of them is Art Nouveau is asymmetric while Art Deco is geometric. Both of two movements has affected our architecture and furniture, but for the effectiveness of the modern popular architecture and furniture, the role of Art Deco is bigger than Art…