Reflexing on iconic architecture and the impact it can have on the social. (Social architecture)
for example iconic architecture can have huge influence to the people around the project as it will lead to new and exciting things. The debate was about iconic architecture.
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This resource comes in a different format compare to the rest of the readings, the website that was given used to be a website that had very low success
The website had proposed projects and it is a plat forms for interesting proposals of architecture mostly on agriculture and nature projects. it is a platform for architectural ideas that no technical drawings was needed but the raw form itself of expressing the development. One of the proposal that caught my eye was ‘forecast’ it told a story about the site that was, the site can be so diverse in its life time and the design in terms of paths and area of the space can be so diverse. It is called ‘pruitt-igeo site’ I feel like this site is so diverse and it’s a project that thoughts about the social use and area as well. Hosting the Olympics has always been a huge thing for countries all over the world, especially it is a way to represent them self to people all over the world. A lot of money have been spent in the Olympics projects specially the main part which is the stadium itself. In this article
the Olympics happened after the second world war in which it was in time to when japan wanted to rebuild them self and rename to something good. Although japan was not the only country who used the Olympics as a platform. Not just the architecture itself but the events with in the games such as the marathon, the routes of the run have been figured out that so that their most iconic and modern build were shown off when the run was being televised. Le Corbusier
the influence of Le Corbusier on Japanese architecture. Eastern and western architecture is so different from each other and yet I find it amazing that both can still influence each other especially the influence of Japanese architecture. When I first read that it was Japanese architecture my mind comes to the traditional designs and old buildings that have been build long ago but I did not think of modern architecture straight away which is an international architecture. [International style] It is amazing how much le Corbusier is influenced in Japanese modern architecture, he is already a big name in the western world. The way his design, a good design works also with the context in japan. This article has helped me to understand the term international style better and understand the term international style. abstract neo-plasticity and its architectural manifestation in the luis Barragan house/ studio8/25/2015 Lis Barragan work was the main topic of this reading, we got to look at his experiments of architecture in his time. His approach to Mexican architecture is truly fascinating, with his complex pattern designs and the colours that goes together so well.
Frank w 15 minute radio documentary.
From this reading, I have taken a lot about materiality and how important finishing can be rather than a great design as a god design also comes with a good finish. Which can make a big impact on what could be in the end. As the project falling on water the finishing material has a huge impact as it fits in with the context of the area which works together. We had a project that was important to look at context using natural material, the material that we had to use was wood and I found it difficult to find the right form and finishing to fit in with the context. I have looked at a lot of organic designs in the research when doing this project and came across something similar but the way this worked would have helped me a lot to think about that way I did my design as I was not happy with the final design of the bridge. This week readings comes in the form of a interview
smith sons had no interests in the history of architecture while we learn 3 year of history. He was more interested and focus on moving forward In architecture and interested in the future. As architecture schools keeps growing and developing the studies of how architecture is taught is changing with time. Newer generations learns from the older and architects who we look up too, also look up too other architects. Even though he was not interested in history before, later in his career he began to research and knew the history well which helped him to understand and develop his work more. His passion for architecture really shines through with some of the answers that eh was giving especially when he spoke about the frustration of architecture and no work which I understand, as if there is no work architecture cannot progress. Architecture takes a long time to progress then other ‘art’ form which have been mention in one of the lectures and his answer have reminded me of that. This article feels more like an interview which the information from the answers is more clear which I understood quickly. This reading spoke about a smaller influence and more practical influence of architecture with in inner city. The city that they mentioned was London which is interesting as it is a topic closer to home. This reflect to the module that we have also done in urban design.
The concept of garden cities have been mentioned again and again throughout the year, this reading shows some interesting concept of the way that planning should allow city living to be more friendlier and more affordable for the people, but this is the issue not just London but mostly worldwide in main cities, with high land prices and limited of spaces. but to even starting to re design and even redo a city in terms of urban plain is a huge project in terms of time wise and money. With Scandinavian countries leading in development of urban designs and innovative ideas to solve cities problems. Such as Denmark and their bicycle and the system for bicycle is a priority while in London it is still dangerous for cyclist to be around the roads in the main cities for buses and other cars. in places such as new York, where governmental system had a huge positive impact and made huge changes. But even starting a project like this has a high cost and the scale of the project is huge. Even comparing the western world to something in Asia, western world are way more developed, I believe it is also about good planning and not just about the funding of the projects. This reading links a lot with the urban design module which helps me to understand a little better on the issue of cities developments. The readings was about mies vander roeh, a lot was said about the Brazilian pavilion. The reading explained and showed the strategies of how he works and how his works becomes successful.
Which I would like to apply to my work. His designs and steps shows that he understood the materials and the way they work / the way it should be put together. This makes me think that I have a long way to go to begin to understand the materials and spaces enough to know which material to use and I can apply to my design. Using senses to determine what to use such as the finishing the fee of the material to what the users of the building would use. Thinking about how each materials behave in different day and time and also in different areas of the building, The formation of space has its own to when it comes to architecture. Bauhaus was a very influential art school that plays a big role in architecture.
Its influence still has an impact on architecture today. the way that Bauhaus movement worked was that although they were focus more on the design and arts, the important part of engineering was still there. Which means that the building that they were designing were different beyond the time of that era and yet still engineered in a way that works It is important to understand all of the aspects of engineer, physics also arts and design as it is important and will influence a good design. Almost all design from Bauhaus it is design and fiction there are buildings with good deigns which can also work in real life. It may not be in context like we are taught to have in our projects but it can always be adapted as the designs are already so different to each other. This article has helped me to think about my essay also as the topic is about Bauhaus and in the essay I analysed how Bauhaus has become a house hold name over the time and is still influencing architects today. I think the way that Zaha Hadid work is beautiful and that way she uses art to work with architecture as architecture is also an art form |