Les Misérables

The Villa Savoye is one of the most important modern buildings of the 20th century which incorporated the Le Corbusier’s five principal points of architecture, and it could be the perfect realization of Le Corbusier's principles. This building is located outside of Paris and offers a space for occupants to escape from the crowded Paris. The location of the villa helped Le Corbusier to have freedom in design in order to create a masterpiece which would truly stand the test of time. This building,…

This essay is to address what modernism is and the way in which the work of Frank Lloyd Wright relates to the modernist movement by analysing Wright’s work in detail with reference to modernism and other movements. The movement of modernism follows the ideology that the traditional style of creating art, architecture and literature was becoming old fashioned so a new and experimental approach was taken to allow the different forms of art to be compatible with the changes in the world being more…

What this essay will intend to do is to look into what might be characterised as sublime within contemporary art, what ideas and emotions are evoked by this description. Firstly aiming to define what the sublime is and then using three examples of contemporary art to analyse how these works may be seen as sublime. The Oxford dictionary definition of sublime is ‘Of great excellence or beauty’ (Oxford University Press, 2017). This definition could suggest that the sublime is of great quality or…

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…

period of time in which architects were trying not only to create a piece of art, but also a whole new lifestyle. There are three great examples that reflect this evolutionary movement in the history of architecture, which are Schindler- Chace House, Le Corbusier’s Maison La Roche, Rietveld’s Schroderhuis, located in Los Angeles, Paris, and Utrecht respectively. In this essay, I am going to compare the similarities and differences these three houses have in terms of function, form, space,…

organization for all architects, in 1930. Furthermore, “he received medals from the RAIC, the PQAA the American Newspaper Guild, L’Association Canadienne – Française pour l’Avancement de Sciences, Mcgill University and la Société des Architectes diplomés par le Gouvernement Français” (Lanken,1980). With all his achievements in his lifetime, his accomplishments do not stop striving to attain further goals. In 1947, Cormier was invited to be apart of the architects and engineers to represent the…

Looking at the life and work of Le Corbusier. What events took place in his lifetime, what circumstances made him who he was. To understand Le Corbusier’s Philosophy in his work and life. Research: Looking at the many works of Le Corbusier. To see what they show what influenced him to make it. It will also show the philosophy of how Le Corbusier composed his work of “Arts” (Siedsma, n.d.) Abstract Composition Completion: 1927 Style: Cubism Genre: Abstract Painting Le Corbusier learnt the…

The Cape Schanck House is like a box kite flying high above Bass Strait, twisting around its long axis as it dives into the top of the dunes. The Medhurst House is a glazed pavilion floating in Miesian serenity above serried rows of vines. In contrast to these ancient earthbound types, the Cape Schanck and Medhurst houses are based on a typology that defies architectural tradition and history. Rather than grounded, they appear airborne. The Cape Schanck House is a black elongated rectilinear…

with nature and tradition (culture); Shintai and space; and geometry. In addition to many other concept and sub-themes. Beside the present of Japanese traditional concept in his architecture, Ando was influence by Modern architecture (Louis Kahn and Le Corbusier) I will discuss in this paper the vision and concept that Ando‘s Architecture was built upon. II. The process of Ando's architecture Tadao ando is a self-taught architect. He was born and grow n in Osaka Hanshin area, Japan. Hansin…

was clear that architecture was being encompassed with the new growing industry due to ‘the machine’. Wright essentially states that the neoclassical movement is the flawless example of the misuse of the machine as he quotes that “classic art in a miserable manner; from being indigenous, it becomes Greek and Roman: from being true and modern, it becomes pseudo-classic” . At this point Wright stresses his frustration over not witnessing further progression in architecture. The words…