generation of architects in the sixties and seventies as a way to assume and address the problem with the uncertainty of change during the life of a building. Seminal ideas, proposed in the sixties by the Archigram and its allies, promoted a novel architecture sympathetic to uncertainty, incompleteness and emergent situations. This shift in architectural discourse was further developed in the Seventies through proposing indeterminate kinetic structures able to adapt to change. According to…
Sullivan saw Jenney’s work through the eyes of his transcendent nature. He claimed in his essay “The Tall Office Building Artfully Considered,” that the momentous task of designing such building was a practical one, for such proposes, and thus was founded through common reasoning and intuition, not taciturn schooled learning. Louis Sullivan coined the now popular phrase “form follows function “in this essay. He eliminated the notion that arbitrary ornament was necessary to conceal lack of…
Modern Interpretations: Interpretation of Outer Architecture The outer Architecture of the Palace at Knossos has become largely understood and interpreted to have functioned primarily as a means of defense and was intended to serve a high level of security first and foremost. The tight space between structures on a raised foundation above the earth served to both hoist the glorified citadel up from the countryside giving it the advantage of higher ground and limited means of entry as well as…
regard to the design of accessible public buildings and amenities. The University of the Sunshine Coast has a ten million dollar indoor sports stadium used for the university, school and community sporting events. When planning this stadium the architectures had to ensure that the building was disability friendly, for players, spectators and workers. Support services are available…
The Pontifical Academy of Sciences, established in 1603 with Galileo as chair, is relocated to the City of London to provide a new education system to tackle the Square Mile’s lack of moral purpose. The Academy is a monochrome mass of libraries and ritualistic lecture spaces set in a landscape to induce physical and metaphysical wandering, meeting and reflection. Three environments are provided, inspired by the core natural elements of mountain for isolation and reflection, river for wandering…
The Farnsworth House is mainly know as a glass pavilion sited on stilts that takes advantage of the surrounding landscape which makes it one of the best examples that show the strong relationship between architecture and nature. The house is one of Mies’ iconic projects where the main structural elements used are steel and glass. The house is defined by eight white I-shape steel columns that support the frameworks of the roof and floors. The house is raised 5 feet and 3 inches off the ground…
Depending on the carpenter, one could mostly work indoors. One could mostly work outdoors. Carpentry work can be divided into two categories rough and finish carpentry. Rough carpenters often work outdoors where they begin projects using unfinished wood and other building materials. They frame houses, build scaffolding, and make forms to be filled with concrete. Forms are used to mold concrete for bridges, highways, and house foundations. Finish carpenters are those who cut and fit doors,…
Artwork Reflection Essay Throughout the history of mankind, art has been a key point in the expression of emotions, feelings, and thoughts. In more recent time, art has been used as a way for architects to create designs of buildings that feel more integrated with their environment. Frank Lloyd Wright executed his designs beautifully in a house design that he created in 1939. Fallingwater, built in Bear Run, Pennsylvania, was a marvelous accomplishment for an architect, even during Wright’s…
Architecture was considered one of the lesser sciences by the ancient Romans, though many would argue it to be the most useful. Architecture in the ancient world was the summation of many schools of thought used to directly benefit the people. Ancient architects were much closer to a combination of civil and mechanical engineers, modern architects, carpenters, and many other odd jobs making them master builders in many fields. Architects were vital to the design and implication of technologies…
Exploration of Problem/Challenge facing the organization Presentation of Problem As noted below in the SWOT analysis, the name Clyfford Still Does hold the same social capital as the names sakes of other single-artist institutions such as Van Gogh. Clyfford Still’s intention was for this to be the case and it was the by design that his work was not regularly displayed at art galleries or museums. Many people are confused by the name and need an explanation of what is contained in the building.…