This week we read about Peter Eisenman, another critique of functionalism in modern architecture. While […]
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Week 10: Raymond Hood & the Typical Plan
Since learning about Raymon Hood in arch 2, I was intrigued by his career and […]
Week 9: Tschumi
When discussing postmodernism, Venturi introduced the “Both-And” approach to us along with the opposite –”Either-Or.” […]
Week 8: Venturi’s Criticism
Reading Robert Venturi’s “Complexity and Contradiction,” it’s very clear to see how he falls in […]
Week 7: Dwelling & Identity
Norberg-Schultz’s “Genius Loci” was the reading which was most helpful and thought provoking for me […]
Week 6: Typology & more Rossi
From all the different perspectives and theories we have read and learned about, Aldo Rossi’s […]
Week 5: Rossi and the City
Throughout the first excerpt from “The Architecture of the City,” Rossi gives a lot of […]
Week 4: Judgment on the Modern City
While I didn’t comprehend much of what Rowe and Koetter were explaining through their chapters […]
Week 2: Jacobs v. Moses
Describing her book as an attack multiple times, one can straight away from “The Death […]
Week 2: The Functional City & Slums
When reading all these architect’s ideas for urban planning, it’s natural to make connections between […]
Week 1: FLW, Le Corbusier, & the Bauhaus
The readings gave an insight on how these historical figures interpreted architecture and what it […]