I had a moderately hard time rendering the drawing, but that’s only because I can’t draw well. I didn’t shade as well as the picture required, so I felt my picture was sub-par. In class, people mentioned the fact that this activity was difficult because there were different uses of mediums. I saw some beautifully painted work and my rendering fell flat against those.
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My favorite building would probably be White Hall out if these three because it’s a simple building. It has usefulness. I like the splash of art to it as well.
One kind of modernism is regional modernism. This type of of modernism takes prestige in mixing materials such as steel and wood. There is a contrast in softness and harshness with that, as well. There exudes a sense of warmth because this style likes to utilize light in its design, natural and artificial. The concept of regional modernism included ideas of built-in closets and bookshelves to minimize the need for lots of furniture. The is a preference for natural materials such as wood and rocks. This incorporates the idea of blending nature with the inside rooms. The style began the idea of connecting bathrooms to bedrooms.
This is a picture of Edward Loewenstein’s home. You can see the contrast between the steel beams and the warm wooden ceiling. There are rocks incorporated into the floor in front of fireplace and walls. Nature is a big theme in this house; lots of natural light. This house is a perfect example of regional modernism.
I agree that the design of the house is through coordination of the architectural elements, furnishings, wall colors, and objects. The house is constructed with the Federal style in mind, which means that if you cut the house in half there would be a sense of symmetry. There was symmetry among most of the furnishings too, like a table with flower designs on all four corners and the set up of identical lamps on a side table. The couches as well were symmetrical. The color of the rooms were very interesting to me because I didn’t think the makers of fabric could reach that hue in the 19th century. However, I think the color signified that the family had a lot of money because of the rareness of it. The ornate decoration of a lot of the furnishings helped bring an air of superiority. Overall, these factors help bring unity to the formal parts of the house.
The Civil War exhibit used to be two bedrooms for the children. The exhibit takes place in both rooms with the wall in between knocked down. The bed in the Master Bedroom is the original bed with a key to turn the ropes in the bottom tight, so it could make the bed firm. The daughter’s room has floors that are not from the era because the floor was made into dorms in the ’40s.So, the color was thrown off by that because the floors are painted black or something.
Light
Light is a mutual element in these Gothic cathedrals. Light emphasizes the structures in the buildings, such as the intricate details of the ribbed vaulting on the ceilings. Also, light helps show the narratives of the stained windows and the statues. Both of the cathedrals have nave and clerestory windows, which help infiltrate the lower areas of the building with light so people can see their activities in the church. Light was important in the Gothic Era because it represented the “light of God”, which is another reason why these churches are so ornate because they are a place to worship God.
Inside/Outside
A comparison of the cathedrals is that they are both very vertical in their spires. The exterior of the cathedrals differs unlike the interior where they are very similar. Salisbury’s exterior is more laid-out in the Roman style. However, Cologne is more compact and upright. It is also more daunting than Salisbury because of the massive spires towering over you. They do both have buttresses on their exteriors. The interior is similar in they both have ribbed arches. I believe the exteriors are more different because Salisbury was started and finished before Cologne. So, trends in the Gothic tradition might have changed to cause the differences on the exterior.
Three comparisons of the Acropolis and the Xianyang Palace:
My opinion of Stonehenge as a site in design history:
Like many stated Stonehenge is “simplistic in design”. The round arcs and repetition help create unity in the structure. It is very pleasing to the eye. I’m not an expert, but the information on Stonehenge being a astronomical clock for Neolithic people could be true. It’s really neat how the sun interacts with the menhirs, tritholons, and cromlechs to match up with the summer solstice. That could be on purpose or accidental, who knows? It’s also amazing how the Neolithic people could drag the stones from their original spots and carve them without modern tools.
The Guggenheim Museum displays circles and stacking. The circles start at the bottom and increase upwards 5 floors. The form of this building is really cool and contrasts with the blockiness of the buildings around it. Emphasis is put on the elevated round stack.
The 1967’s World Fair caused this structure to be built. This is a great example of stacking. It reminds me of Lego’s and how you would connect them to make a little building. The rhythm of this building is kind of scary because some of the building’s parts where the floor would be doesn’t have support underneath it.
The Sydney Opera House has the shell like protrusions grouping together and reaching to the viewer. I like the harmony of this building. It looks like you could add many more of the curved pieces and it would still look good. The form is intriguing, as well.
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