Margaret Esherick House

Interior design and architecture are essential, and often overlooked, aspects of everyday life. In modern society people rely on function, durability, and visual appeal when selecting designs for their homes, businesses, and places of leisure. The way that a space is designed influences such things as mood, which, in the case of a business, can impact the productivity of employees and either draw or repel customers. In residential design, the design becomes very personal and, to be considered a successful design, must properly reflect the home owner while at the same time offering some practicality that makes the space livable. An effective design, for any space, must solve some problem, be it function, flexibility, or some other criteria. Simply solving a problem would not please the customer, however, unless it offered some visual appeal. Creating function with style is the real job of any interior designer, and is essential in a content society.

A lot has happened in architecture since Louis Kahn death in 1974, some of it are really good, some are dreadful and we have different preferences about which is which. However, Kahn’s work look better than ever on its own terms. Better in its solidity and gravity. He was an architect of beautiful contradictions and one of the few to create architectural elements out of scale with the human figure. His buildings are very elegantly designed but are constructed of basic, often crude materials. Consisting of

The eighteenth-century city was a place in which actual physical space was subjected to a complex mental layering of conceptual spaces, focusing on the design theory of architects as Boullee and Durand, with his charts. Which legacy was continued later on through the architecture of Paul Philippe Cret, Frank Lloyd Wright and Louis Kahn, some of the most outstanding modern architects of 18th-19th century. Furthermore, distinctive features of neoclassicism and outlines

The west façade of the house will be facing the Botanical gardens to be able to enjoy the view. Another addition to the house will be a swimming pool. The pool will keep with the theme of being connected to the outdoors and to be able to cool down on those hot summer Oklahoma days. The pool will be constructed on the northern side of the house. There will be a door added to the north side of the house to access the pool. The doors that are going to be added will be tall sliding glass doors to give the feeling of being outdoor while you are actually indoors. The last addition to the house will be a breakfast nook on the opposite side of the tall sliding glass doors, since the crossing of the transept is the dining room. The breakfast nook will be an additional seating area and it will be kind of secluded from the rest of the house for when you need a little

It truly is incredibly beautiful. The house has such a great view of the nature around the house. In addition to the amazing view, Wright designed the entire house in such a beautiful way. It is such a modern-looking house, yet it was created in the late 1930’s. One of the most amazing and beautiful things about it is that it appears to not be on solid ground (“Falling Water Home”).

This essay entails the career of Frank Lloyd Wright, his contribution to the 18th and 19th century world of Architecture, Art and Architecture movements that were present at the time of his work and how they were influenced by his philosophy, his intrinsically fitting philosophies and beliefs that are Organic Architecture, and how he rightfully stresses its importance to the world of Architecture as we know it. Included in this essay is also a spatial analysis of his most recognised work, Falling Water, and how his philosophy is reflected in the buildings genetics. Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) was born in the farming town of Richland Center, Wisconsin. He was not only one of the most influential, controversial and inspiring American architects - he was a writer, an art collector and philosopher; these all molded and inspired his approach to his craft, deeming him one of the most influential American visionaries. One could say that Wright was clearly a futuristic thinker.

“Always design a thing by considering it in its next larger context - a chair in a room, a room in a house, a house in an environment, an environment in a city plan”by Eliel Shaarinen(as cited in Enquist, 2002). Design context is everything, context is about knowing that there have to be circumstances in order for the design or outcome to be fully thought out. Everything occurs within a context and is vitally important because it controls, influences and affects everything in relation to the outcome. This essay compares and contrasts Ludwig Mies van der Rohes “Farnsworth House” from 1951 with George Franklin Barber’s “Clyde Royal Joy House” which was completed in 1897. These houses were built over fifty years apart and in that time there had

I was amazed at the amount of information that I learned on this tour. We first discussed that the house was built in 1818 by Ainsley Hall. He was a wealthy merchant from Columbia who had a wife named Sarah. In 1823 he sold the house to Wade Hampton I. The story behind Hall selling the house is that one day he encountered Wade Hampton I who told Hall that he wanted to buy the Mansion. Hall had not originally intended on selling the Mansion but he decided to take Hampton up on his offer, the only issue was that he wanted to move in that very day. When

Housing changed drastically during the early 19th Century, whether it be the size, the shape, or the construction. Houses started out as a simple log cabin, one maybe two large rooms for eating, sleeping, and occasionally cooking (which was mostly done outdoors). During the 18th century most people did not care about the symmetry during the building process, especially when it came to the placing of windows and doors. There was also not much time put into planning rooms for privacy, sleeping arrangements, and living rooms. As time passed on changes were made, men wanted houses bigger and stronger, more fancy with multiple floors. In the living history novel The Reshaping of Everyday Life 1790-1840, Jack Larkin wrote, “Between 1790 and 1830,

Architecture history is always suspicious when an idea sits by itself (Seligmann, 2005:56). Ideas, culture and people have always been analysed against time frames (fig.1). Taking a look at the modern age, especially the effervescent culture of the industrial period, it seems that Wright choose to be closer in the way of thinking to the Renaissance artists, “ than to any of his contemporaries” (McCarter, 2005:16). Although in his 91 years life he encountered many historical changes, he remained loyal to his vision of America and democracy. For him, architecture was never about progression, but about timelessness.

Mies van der Rohe is one of the most prominent figures in modernist architectural history, the man who popularised some of the most influential phrases of the era, e.g. “less is more”, and strove to push his ideas and philosophies, not just on what he thought a building should be, but of what he thought architecture itself was. He changed the cityscape of America, showing the world a style that was simple and elegant, with such a controlled palette of expressions that shone through in its geometric beauty.

Considered by many to be one of the best architects of the 20th century, Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) introduced to both the United States and Europe new types of housing that centered on spacious, open floor plans, horizontal formats, and a “cleaner aesthetic” (Bio). Early on in his career as an architect, he worked under Louis Sullivan, who was known as the, “father of skyscrapers” in the architecture world. Wright’s preference for sleek and modern-looking buildings was definitely caused by working under Sullivan. Wright’s architectural work was highly popular in Europe, more so than in the United States (Lucie-Smith). He developed a certain style to which he designed most of his works which he called, “prairie school style” (Bio).

The five principles of architecture that Le Corbusier proposed in 1923 can be noted in, not only Le Corbusier’s work, but also in other modern architecture, because each principle contributes to the overall aesthetic of the building, as well as providing a functional use. However, all five principles don’t have to be incorporated into one design, which is what this essay will explore. It will attempt to show that one principle can prevail over the other four, but all five are needed to create a full representation of Le Corbusier’s envision of architecture. This is shown through Le Corbusier’s villas, specifically the Villa Shodhan and this essay will analyse how the principles contrast against one another. Furthermore, a small scale design project will be created alongside the essay in an attempt to produce a unique villa through the embodiment of Le Corbusier’s five principles of architecture. Through further analysis of the Villa Shodhan I will also argue that not all principles are independent and that some principles can function efficiently without the rest. Nonetheless, Le Corbusier’s most renowned villa, Villa Savoye, utilizes all five principles; therefore, it is the most accurate image of Le Corbusier’s five principles of architecture. However, after this villa had been completed it became clear that the flat roof, which served a domestic purpose as a roof garden had failed

The book consists of twelve chapters that propose this idea that designers should explore the nature of our senses’ response to the spatial built forms that people invest their time in. It tries to cover a specific topic in each chapter that in order to deconstruct the book, it is necessary to cover each chapter individually.

Architecture can be viewed with two different types of properties. Properties that can be seen like shapes, their composition, the spaces they create and, the colours and textures that make up their appearance. These properties are considered to be visual while other properties are considered to be abstract. These properties can only be described using words; the meanings behind the architecture and the stories that can be told about it. The context, its cultural background and its function also affects how we view architecture. The question is, what