Modernist architecture

Modern Architecture in Los Angeles In Los Angeles, the captivating buildings of different sizes and structures are an important element to the city’s identity. Common bystanders might only see buildings as structures that are useful as work, commercial, and living places. Even though architecture is an essential component to provide the best use of space, there is more than meets the eye. The architecture of buildings exposes to us a time, a style, and a story that speak an abundant amount of…

There are many basic elements of the house resist standard modernist architecture elements. An enclosure ground floor set consistently on the ground, rather than glass walls which open up the ground floor. And a non-structural applique arch reflects a return to mannerist architecture. The use of wood, which is a nature material, make it looks more ambiguous or noncommittal. In addition, it has a gabled roof rather than…

another, new ideas was conceived that lead us to better living. Modernist and Modern Architects were concerned with creating a Utopian City, and therefore a Utopian society. The idea they used to create a utopian city is not completely impossible. Along with advances in technology and while the technique was possible, they will maybe realize the utopian idea in the far future. The idea and concept of creating a utopian city from that Modernist and Modern Architects is a big influenced nowadays…

Multisensory approach in architecture education Case study: the basic courses of architecture in Iran's universities Abstract. The privileged position of vision in architecture design is, increasing-ly criticized, as also as the use of external representation methods, which de-grade the architecture's reality in a mere visual, or an "art of the printed im-age". However, the integration with architecture involves our entire body and all of the senses. Prior to professional field, this can be…

Aesthetics as a study of beauty has been the keystone for development of art and architecture, which cuts across philosophical, tactile, intuitive, mathematical and socio-cultural realms. The subjectivity of which, has given rise to innumerable attempts to quantify, measure and theorize aesthetics in art and architecture. To comprehend aesthetics, one needs to understand the changing definition of beauty. Definition of beauty has had cultural variations in the development of human civilization.…

broken, perforated and torn as if the tracing paper itself was insignificant. The intensity of detailing and material make the drawings difficult, if not impossible to replicate, and deliberately so, in rejection of modern computation. Collage in a modernist manifestation — grounded in an overly…

the modern and the post-modern movements, between the regional and the international, the vernacular and the theoretical are reflected the tensions and conflicts which exist within Australian society…. There is no mainstream; current Australian architecture is nothing if not pluralist. To shed some light to this topic, cases of Melbourne based Edmond & Corrigan and Sydney based Philip Cox are the further discussed. Edmond & Corrigan The architect duo Peter Russell Corrigan and Margaret Lionie…

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 is an old section, distinguish for its deep and traditional Japanese architecture. (Hien,…

In the excerpt “the Four Books on Architecture” Palladio develops a numerical and logical system organizing spatial relationships among the elements involved in any building. This system is a guidance for architects when designing such buildings as villas and houses. As well this system includes detailed rules to be considered when an architect arranges building rooms, when he specifies the proportions of spaces, when he makes decisions about the dimensions of halls associating the height of a…

Question one Harry Saidler was born in 1923. He was among the most proficient architecture in Australia (Australian Government, 2009). Some architects would admire his work because of the international methodologies and modernist ideas. This caused a great impact in the local architecture’s shape. Even though most of his work was done in Australia, but he is considered to be an international architecture. Furthermore, humanist ideals inspired his career. The structure of the practice of Saidler…