sheridancollege.ca Baroque and Rococo to an International Style 3.1 Baroque and Rococo to an International Style (EPuPrGA) 3.2 Modern to Contemporary Housing Project # 1 Quiz 1 and 2 on week 4

sheridancollege.ca 15 (202) The Drama of Shapes and Space: Baroque and Rococo 16 (218) The Prophets of Elegance: Romantic Classicism 17 (230) From Pioneers to Establishment: The Americas and Beyond 20 (266) Designing for a new society: International Style (Patrick Nuttgens) THE STORY OF ARCHITECTURE

sheridancollege.ca Let us investigate difference in aesthetic qualities from the three great architectural style: Baroque Romantic Classicism International Style Is Less More or is Less Bore? Talking about Aesthetics 3.1 BAROQUE AND ROCOCO TO AN INTERNATIONAL STYLE (EPUPRGA) Romantic Classicism Robert Adam, Library, Kenwood House London Baroque Neumann, Prince- Bishop’s Palace, Würzburg, Germany International Style Philip Johnson, Glass House, New Canaan, Connecticut Which style do you like best?

sheridancollege.ca Is Less More or is Less Bore? Talking about Aesthetics

sheridancollege.ca Changes in the 14 th and 15 th centuries: –Hereditary nobles replaced by merchant princes whose commercial empires spread throughout Europe –Trade, and banking, played a central role in society –Gunpowder: changed the relations between nations –Invention of compass + new shipbuilding methods allowed for the expansion of the known world –Movable type in printing helped spread ideas In history, we will see changes in the style of architecture changing because of various events, inventions, ideologies, power and of course architects and designers who will shape the form and function of buildings Counter-reformation THE CHANGE TO BAROQUE

sheridancollege.ca Talking about Aesthetics 3.1 BAROQUE Misshapen Pearl A pearl that has a free flowing characteristics exemplifies the Baroque movement Amalienburg Pavilion, Nymphenburg Palace, Munich

sheridancollege.ca Idea of Baroque 3.1 BAROQUE Bernini’s Piaza (Draws you in with an embrace) Bernini’s Canopy (Awe inspiring) St. Peter’s Basilica

sheridancollege.ca The order and rigidity of the classics makes us keep coming back to this style and architects have done so in many instances throughout history A point of reference THE CLASSICS KEEPS COMING BACK

sheridancollege.ca The ideology of purity in architecture reached fever pitch when the moderns during the international style stripped all of ornamental components in a building and declared less is more To International Style LESS IS MORE

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sheridancollege.ca What makes this house special and famous? Where is it located? When was it constructed? What was the background of its design? What construction methods did it use? Who are responsible for this change in architectural styles? What other questions do you think we need to ask when analyzing architecture? Let us investigate 5 famous houses in history: Falling Water Farnsworth House Villa Savoye Vanna Venturi House Frank Gehry House ??? SOME QUESTIONS TO ANSWER ABOUT BUILDINGS

sheridancollege.ca Falling Water (Archdaily, Great Buildings, Google Sketchup 3D Model, Google Earth)ArchdailyGreat Buildings Google Sketchup 3D Model Google Map Streetview: 1491 Mill Run Rd, Mill Run, PA 15464, United States Organic Architecture FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT Bear Run,Pennsylvania, 1934

sheridancollege.ca Farnsworth House (Archdaily, Great Buildings, Google Sketchup 3D Model, Google Earth)ArchdailyGreat BuildingsGoogle Sketchup 3D Model Google Map Streetview: River Rd, Plano, Illinois, USA International Style LE CORBUSIER River Road, Plano, Illinois 1945 and 1951

sheridancollege.ca Villa Savoye (Archdaily, Great Buildings, Google Sketchup 3D Model, Google Earth)ArchdailyGreat Buildings Google Sketchup 3D Model Google Map Streetview: 82 Rue de Villiers, Poissy, France International Style LE CORBUSIER Poissy, France, 1928 to 1929.

sheridancollege.ca Vanna Venturi House (Archdaily, Great Buildings, Google Sketchup 3D Model, Google Earth)ArchdailyGreat BuildingsGoogle Sketchup 3D Model Google Map Streetview: 8330 Millman Street Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia Pennsylvania United States Post Modern ROBERT VENTURI Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1962

sheridancollege.ca Frank Gehry House (Archdaily, Great Buildings, Google Sketchup 3D Model, Google Earth)ArchdailyGreat BuildingsGoogle Sketchup 3D Model Google Map Streetview: nd Street Santa Monica, California United States Deconstructivist FRANK GEHRY Santa Monica, California 1978

16. St. James Cathedral 2. Fairmont Royal York 1. Union Station 3. Royal Bank Plaza 4. Toronto Dominion Centre 8. BCE Place 10. St. Lawrence Centre for the Performing Arts 14. St. Lawrence Market 11. Sony Centre for the Performing Arts 12. Flatiron Building 18. Consumers’ Gas building 17. Toronto St. Post Office 15 St. Lawrence Hall History of Architecture Assignment 2: Toronto Architectural Tour (Week 5) (Time: ) (Place: Inside the Union Station’s Main Hall) 1. Join or create a group, the name of your group together with the list of the members joining your team: 2. Make a 5-10 minute LIVELY presentation regarding the building assigned to your group 3. Talk (DO NOT READ) about the history(trivia), Owner Architect, Architectural Style, Architectural construction techniques and materials Significance of the structure to the cityscape 4. Bring your cameras and take pictures of the Architectural Treasures we will find around Toronto (a list will be provided prior the trip) 5. Prepare a 1 page write-up(no pictures) about the building you reported on 6. Check with your professor of further details about this tour Start Stop 5. First Canadian Place 6. Scotia Bank 7. CIBC – old & new 9. Hockey Hall of Fame 13. Beardmore Bldg. Tour Route

sheridancollege.ca Having studied the history of dwellings, write an essay on your dream house Start by describing your own house comparing it to all the houses you have seen so far. What features are you going to incorporate? Will this be a sustainable house? How and why? What spaces do you like to create? Develop a bubble diagram of your dream house! The houses we live in 3.2 MODERN TO CONTEMPORARY HOUSING

sheridancollege.ca Research a contemporary small city residence (less than 150 sqM in total floor area) Analyze its design concept Environmental considerations or factors affecting the design Materials used Structural design and techniques Written requirement (roughly 500words): Indicate: project name, designer, location (can be any country, but must be in an urban area), and the year it was built. Analyze and evaluate the design concept, environmental consideration, material using and structural methods in four forces (culture, technology, function and expression) in advantage and disadvantage aspect. Explain what you want to learn from this dwelling project. All reference sources should use APA style. On Housing PROJECT # 1 RESEARCH A CONTEMPORARY SMALL URBAN DWELLING

sheridancollege.ca From the beginning QUIZ1 & 2: ON WEEK 4 - Settlement of human beings - Four forces which affect architecture - HOME (Assignment 1) - First civilizations

You can do better than this! So I will see you next meeting for another great adventure in the history of Architecture! Module 3 Architectural History