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…
As an activist, a thinker, and a writer, Jane Jacob observed patterns in the way cities were constructed in both physical and social aspects of their environments. For the first time in American history, a fresh and innovative, at the time radical, movement sprung up due to the observations and claims that Jacobs proposed in her book, The Death and Life of Great American Cities. During the 1950’s, modernism had already become an established (and universally accepted) ethos in American city…
Designer is clothing that present the recognition of a fashion designer. The founder of the company does not always create designer clothing. For example, the actual designer of Chanel is not it is original founder and designer, Gabrielle Chanel, but German designer. The quality of the clothing and degree of its resemblance, designer's work vary some terms may limit the number of garment styles that may be produced, allowing the designer to veto any designs he or she finds unappealing.…
The Architecture of the City (MIT Press, 1984), Aldo Rossi Aldo Rossi, an Italian architect, was also an influential architectural theorist in the 20th-century. The Architecture of the City was published in 1984 which was his major work of architectural and urban theory. In the introduction, Rossi points out that the embodiment of artistic intentions and the creation of a better living environment are two eternal features of the building. The building gives the community a particular image…
Appendices Appendix 1 ‘The Manhattan Transcripts’ by Bernard Tschumi “The Manhattan Transcripts is a theoretical project of drawings, they differ from the most architectural drawings insofar as they are neither real projects nor mere fantasies. They propose to transcribe an architectural interpretation of reality. To this aim, they use a particular structure indicated by photographs that either direct or ‘witness’ events (some would say ‘functions’, others would call them ‘programs’) At the…
candidate Bill Clinton and Independent Ross Perot in a contentious campaign. Bush had garnered the votes of the American people in the 1988 election under the pretense that taxes during his presidency under no uncertain terms, or as he famously stated “Read my lips. No new taxes”, would rise. Bush soon breaks this oath to deal with the rising deficit, this action resulting in a lasting effect on his popularity and perceived trustworthiness. Clinton ran his campaign almost primarily focusing on…
Sadness will say that she is too sad and tired to do anything. Happiness will sigh and say that maybe tomorrow, Sadness will have a change of heart. Sliding her feet into her smiley faced slippers; she makes her way to the bathroom connected to the bedroom. Happiness will brush her teeth while thinking of one thing that she liked about herself, “Your hair looks softer today, how nice,” she thought. Happiness tends to tell herself one thing that she liked about herself in the mirror every…
The Vanna Venturi House is built in the residential neighborhood of Chestnut Hill, which is in the Northwest Philadelphia section of the united states city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Several residences are built by celebrated architects nearby Vanna Venturi House. The building is surrounded by crabapple trees, which creates a peaceful and graceful environment. The house was colored to pale green to blend in the wonderful surroundings. There is a widely main street in front of the building,…
Given my concept of forgotten spaces, I intend to design an installation that helps bring life into my forgotten space by making people more aware of their surroundings and enhancing the aesthetic value. The installation will capture and create an aerodynamic atmosphere that encapsulates the idea of the space itself. By doing this, it’s like having one's routine broken up, looking up towards the sky, just changing your perspective for a moment. I want people to experience an incredible…
modern design. Van de Velde still influences young architects and designers today. He has been a force in architectural theory since the 19th century at the Deutscher Werkbund; influencing minds like Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier, Walter Gropius, and Mies Van der Rohe, who ultimately shaped the architecture of the modern style. Today, the ideas of Van de Velde have helped to dictate the vision of Starchitects like Zaha Hadid and her office of parametric magicians, who have learned to design…