The underlying concepts discussed in these readings and in the lecture are related to this […]
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Week 10
In the writings by Rem Koolhaas, the sections “The Talents of Raymond Hood” and “Typical […]
Week 9
The underlying theme in “Spaces and Events” reminds me of the quote famously written by […]
Week 8: Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture
Venturi’s goal in his book “Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture” is not to provide polemic […]
Post 7: Phenomenology
The overall concept of analyzing architecture by means of phenomenology is simply another form of […]
Post 6: Typology
I find Plato’s “The Allegory of the Cave” particularly interesting because the perception of truth […]
Post 5: The City (part 3 of 3)
Aldo Rossi explores the meaning of architecture and thus the meaning of a city through […]
Post 4: The City (part 2 of 3)
The chapter, “The Collision City” from the book, Collage City, by Colin Rowe and Fred […]
Post 3: The City (part 1 of 3)
My instincts regarding the analysis of each reading so far rely heavily on the practicality […]
Post 2: From CIAM to TeamX, Brutalism, and Metabolism
There are many aspects of “The Charter of Athens” to discuss, but, I am going […]
Post 1: Recapitulation of Modernism
Although all the readings were quite interesting and worth discussing, I was particularly struck by […]