In the first reading, Eisenman discussed the evolution of functionalism to post functionalism/modernism. Comparing the […]
11/16 Who do we design for?
Humans continue to advance at rapid rates and at some points, creative walls are hit. […]
Week 11
What I took away from the Eisenman reading was that although entering into an era […]
Week 11: Eisenman
This week we read about Peter Eisenman, another critique of functionalism in modern architecture. While […]
Week 11
The word cardboard is really an excellent choice in how Eisenman describe the style. It’s […]
Week 11: Eisenman
In an Oppositions essay laying the groundwork for his architectural theory of post-functionalism, Peter Eisenman […]
Week 11: Mariah Langlois
The underlying concepts discussed in these readings and in the lecture are related to this […]
Week 11 Prix Eisenmann
Wolf Prix’s example of showing how the moon of Mars “couldn’t exist” due to its […]
Functionalism and Modernism
Eisenman is the architect of the semester. I am going to set the personal goal […]
Week 11: Eisenman and Prix
While reading Peter Eisenman’s “Cardboard Architecture,” I felt as though I could relate to his […]
Week 11
Architects created their own style of building structures in last century. Cardboard Architecture is very […]
Cardboard Architecture and Coop Himmelb(l)au
Architects in the second half and late 20th century drive the movement of high […]
Raymond Hood
In reading about Raymond Hood, I found a lot of similarities in terms of his […]
Week 10
Focusing on Koolhaas and his “Delirious New York” I couldn’t help but notice how masterful […]
11/9 Capitalism: The Downfall of America
The Typical Plan poses the same issues as a person with no opinions. “Typical plan […]
Hood, Koolhaas
The first reading is about Raymond Hood, and Rem Koolhaas does a great job of […]
Week 10
Prior to this weeks reading I have actually already been exposed to Raymond Hood. It […]
Week 10: Hood’s Manhattanism
In what turned out to be my favorite reading of the semester, Koolhaas’ Delirious New […]
Week 10
In the writings by Rem Koolhaas, the sections “The Talents of Raymond Hood” and “Typical […]
Week 10: Raymond Hood
Yet again, literature was brought briefly into talking about architecture with the quote by F. […]
Week 10: Raymond Hood & the Typical Plan
Since learning about Raymon Hood in arch 2, I was intrigued by his career and […]
Building Dwelling Thinking (Makeup)
The concept of dwelling and building before I was exposed to Heidegger’s thoughts seemed to […]
Delirious New York
I’ve heard of the text Delirious New York multiple times before. Someone described it as […]
Week 10
In modernism, Corporate Architecture is one of the biggest parts of the activity. Because […]
Corporate Architecture
One of the most predominant movements in North American architecture is corporate architecture. Corporate […]