Albert Speer: Albert Speer was born in Mannheim, Germany, on March 19, 1905. He applied to be in the Nazi party on March 31, 1931; the first time contacted Hitler was in 1933. Albert Speer was an architect and Minister of Armaments and War Production for Germany in World War II. In 1942 he was made minister for armaments and mutations which he was able to triple between the years 1942 and 1943. He took responsibility for his crimes of the Nazi Regime in the Nuremberg
The Architectural Fantasy by Hubert Robert is an oil painting created in 1802. For an architectural painting, is displays much emotion through the use of color, line, and light. The painting does not utilize a multitude of colors but still is able to provide an exciting scene. Although it does not appear to be that large in the gallery, the work would actually be prominent if it were a standalone piece. The artist’s use of perspective, light, and color give the overall composition a balanced look.
Inside, rather than providing the order and simplicity that the modernists worshipped, Venturi’s design chose to surprise people with its contradictions. The interior design played with concepts of scale, with an oversized fireplace, and an undersized stairway which leads to nowhere. While the Vanna Venturi house is widely considered to be the first postmodern building, Robert Venturi insists he wasn’t trying to create a new movement. Maybe it was just ‘art’ and that “sometimes, rules are meant to be broken.” (Robert Venturi, wttw.com).
In this essay I will be analysing Bourdieu concepts of field, habitus, social capital, and cultural capital and apply it to three different sources. In order to form part of certain societies one has to achieve a certain status that is describe in this essay which looks at fashion and how Bourdieu ‘s theoretical concepts can be applied to either the London Fashion Week , the secret life of Haute Couture and I’Khothane. I will also be looking at how these things can be combined into each other, how they relate to each other and what are their differences. According to Bourdieu society is like fields.
Heidegger asserts that the essay was written after the World War II which led to the shortage of houses. He revisits the origin of the German word “bauen”, to build and reflects that a building is more than just a structure. Heidegger argues that the manner in which we dwell is the manner in which we are, we exist, on the face of the earth- an extension of our identity, of who we are. Since dwelling relates to the manner in which we exist, our "being in the world", Heidegger holds that problems of building are essentially problems of dwelling.
It contested the professions and the way it was taught. It turned away from conventional architecture and proposed more adaptive architecture that would accommodate the emergent needs of its users through a rebellious style in an age heavily influenced by pop- culture and Dadaism. It redefined architecture and embraced a criteria o perishable yet indefinite, multifunctional space that was applied to new city models. It emphasized a vital support to culturally changing mechanisms of the city and not simply functional organization of space. The radical ideas experimented with spatial, creative, political and consumer freedom that surfaced in the 1960’s.
Light is reflected of the aluminum to the interior walls of the vaults and softly illuminated the gallery space in a soft glow. While the building catches the eye with elements like white travertine walls and heavy concrete vaults, there is no doubt that the natural light illuminating the gallery is the aspect most likely to be considered monumental. This light effect would not be possible without the attention to structure given by Kahn and, therefore, gives merit to Kahn’s claim that monumentality is achieved through
He called this “Organic Architecture”. He managed to create his own architectural language that was true to his beliefs in design. Along with his design ideology he published the essay “In the Cause of Architecture” that set guidelines and proportions that were the basis of his work. In his essay he lists a number of important points: “ 1. Simplicity is the quality that defines the value of any work of art “– 1.
Yet the Chrysler Building holds some amount of prestige - for to this day it is the tallest brick building supported by an internal steel skeleton structure. Paul Greenhalgh’s Theoretical Features The Chrysler Building can be analysed according to Paul Greenhalgh’s theoretical features of the early modern movement, also known as the Pioneer Phase. These features are as follows: decompartimentalisation; social morality; truth; the total work of art; technology; function; progress; anti-historicism; abstraction; internationalism/ universality; transformation and theology. (Lees-Maffei and Houze, 2010)
The Roman and Greek civilizations have many elements in common , both of them have flourished in the field of architecture , art philosophy and science , because both of them occurred very close to each other so they were influenced by each other , to be more specific the Greeks have been influenced by other cultures , and have influenced the Romans , so they have many similarities and differences in these fields . Both Greek and romans flourished in Architecture and art , starting by architecture , the columns in both civilizations were one of three styles or what we call orders , Doric , ionic , and Corinthean . With decorated roofs over these columns , pediments . The basic structure of the temples has been adapted from the Greeks with
'We want to create the purely organic building, boldly emanating its inner laws, free of untruths or ornamentation. ' Walter Gropius Modernism design came in many forms from door handles to influential architectural feats. The Machine age made artists think differently and influence design today. In the following essay, I will analysis the work of Walter Gropius, an early modern German architect and how his designs had an impact on an improving society and his moral ideas. I will also discuss whether Modernist ideas and principles may still be relevant to contemporary design through the work of Gropius.
New designs have been adopted since the onset of architecture, and thus, with the concentration of a history of architecture, new phenomenon and innovations are realized that would help in further explanation and address of other necessities in the same sector. A concentration in the History of architecture and landscape architecture as a course incorporates more than one element of
In the first decade of the 20th century the ongoing experiments with pure form continued. A group of designers in Glasgow, Scotland became well known for their use of form and their inspired designers from all over the world. “Although the Glasgow group received a cool reception in the British Isles, designers in Austria and Germany were inspired by the move toward geometric structure and simplicity of form.” (britannica) The quote shows that this group’s work had become well known and it inspired others from all over the world.
Introduction Romanesque architecture started around 1000 to 1200 AD around the middle ages, extending from the decline of the Roman Empire until the begging of gothic architecture. It is one of the most influenced styles of architecture but also one of the most hard to characterize. Unlike other styles it developed independently in diverse locations such as Italy, Spain, England and France. Its characteristics come from the ancient roman architecture that developed into bigger prettier and more complex constructions. However, there are different views in where it spread first as well as where it got more influence from.
The Bauhaus is an Art and Architecture school founded in Germany in 1919. It is considered as the most influential art school in design history and the leading ideology in modernism that was a philosophical movement arose as result of rapid urbanization and industrialization in the early 20th century (Lewis, 2000, p.38). The name Bauhaus derived from the German word ‘bauen’ – to build and ‘haus’ which means the house (Mack, 1963, p.1). As the industrialization has been a dominating factor to the society, understanding about Bahaus’ ideas are still encouraged comprehended. This essay will discuss the aesthetic approach that rejected decorative details in the Bauhaus in which, the manipulation of art form and the use of design principles are
