Les Demoiselles d'Avignon

The Margaret Esherick House and the poem “Order Is”1 are both considered famous works by the renowned architect Louis I Kahn, however, the ideas put forth by each respective work seem to contradict each other as well as some of his principles. There are several instances where we can see that the ideas seen in his construction do not accurately reflect his ideas and instead go against them. It is these clashing principles that have prevented the Margaret Esherick House from achieving its full…

The mud cumulates around my hands as I grab the ball to ship it out to my teammate. I throw it as best as I can through the torrential downpour, and immediately feel a shoulder crush my ribs, causing my head to fall and slam in the mud. My vision became blocked by mud and bodies, yet I still try to watch as the ball is flying from hands to hands. An open space is cleared only feet from the Try Zone. All of a sudden, the ball hits the ground and whistle blows; we just lost the national…

If the output of interdisciplinary dialog between psychology, art history and aesthetics was to offer a more open-ended notion of ornament, one that mediates an aesthetic “vitality”, it would still be up to artists and architects at the time to debate over what was the “vitality” that to be conveyed, what role did the artist play in this mediation and ultimately what value would this creation possess. The inherent “modern” characteristic of such a vitality was closely intertwined with everyday…

Having a very strong relationship with their father is something that a lot of girls want to make sure they have in their lives, and in the case of Cosette and Valjean in Les Miserables, written by Victor Hugo, that seems to be very true. Jean Valjean and Cosette are characters that are both able to bring life and happiness into each other’s lives because in the beginning Valjean is there for Cosette, meanwhile Cosette gives purpose for Valjean’s life, but I wouldn’t always say their…

be built. The homes were organised as three types of apartments to replace the poor quality terraces. It was said to be the first effective action to remove a community from the horrific and poor terraces. The unique shared walkways were tribute to Le Corbusier’s principle on residential housing design, Unité d'Habitation. In the 1980’s the estate had the status of being notorious for crime, poverty and public order offences. This changed when the building Jack Lynn and Ivor Smith designed, Park…

"Enjolras, you're coming to bed. Let's go." Enjolras was exhausted beyond belief, and it was apparent with the bags under his eyes and his groggy voice. Pasha had taken notice, and she was not playing around when she expressed her demand. Surprisingly, however, Enjolras did not argue nor hesitate, and he followed Pasha without a word of complaint. She turned off the desk light and led him to his room, separate from hers. "Thank you, Pasha." Enjolras whispered groggily, smiling weakly as he laid…

Behind the design of Seattle's Library Joshua Prince-Ramus discussed few ideas in his presentation about the thinking of the “rapid fire". I definitely think the library design fascinating and interesting; with its hyper rational process is takes rationality to an absurd level with regard to something people would not expect as being the result of rationality. I am unfamiliar with architecture as well as the difference between modernism and postmodernism, but I think it is a powerful talk on…

Marissa Alicea Modern Worlds Midterm Paper ARCH 4140 Prof. Kalipoliti Fall 2015 In The Belly of an Architect, Stourley Kracklite’s obsession with Boullee’s architecture blinds him from the things that are essential to his success as an architect and his happiness. As a result, he thinks his wife is poisoning him, rather than the cause of his cancer being due to other factors. He sees Caspasian stealing his exhibition and neglects that he’s stealing his wife. His idealism of Boullee’s…

Normandy, most associated with the historical tragedy of D-Day, and home of the ever-famous William the Conquer, one of the most brilliant warriors of all time, is a region encompassing the northwestern divisions of Orne, Calvados, and Manche. It is bounded by the regions of Haute-Normandie to the northeast, Centre to the southeast, Pays de la Loire to the south, and Brittany to the southwest. The northern and western shores of the region are guarded by the English Channel. Though known mostly…

Jean Vanier is the founder of L’Arche, which is an international federation, in which communities create homes along with day programs for people who have disability. Jean Vanier displays the meaning of living a virtuous life because he shows moral excellence through his work with L’Arche, specifically he pursued the good, and he helped the disable people out of the goodness of his heart. Besides, he took the first 2 handicapped (and more) as there family, he feed them, he clothed them along…