The Architect's Use of Space

Introduction As the primary objective of the architect’s job is to provide shelter and spatial needs of people which cater to all groups of people in society by managing and creative organization of materials, dealing with mass, space, form, texture, light, shadow, structure and volume, also the pragmatic elements such as dealing with contractor, client, authorities, cost, construction limitation and technology. All of former said things in the end to achieve a functional, economical, pragmatic building

Le Corbuiser: Elements of a Synthesis, a thorough critique published shortly after the death of the architect, by author and professor Stanislaus von Moos. The critique was revised and republished in 2009 for a plethora of architecture students to use as a primary handbook in

When is Architecture Architecture? “Only if we are capable of dwelling, only then can we build.” This claim was made by German philosopher Martin Heidegger in his lecture ‘Building Dwelling Thinking’. In the lecture Heidegger goes beyond architectural and design practices by referring ‘building’ not only in architectural construction, but to the whole range of human productive activity. When thinking about ‘dwelling’ it is usually connected to buildings. The goal of a building is to allow one to

The average homeowner might only use architectural services once in their lifetime, which can make navigating the complex world of architects puzzling. Try to think about these 4 questions before contacting an architect. Is my project ready for an architect’s input? The most common phrase we hear from customers is “we’d never thought of that” so don’t be too concerned about having the finer details of your design in place before you meet an architect. Try instead to focus on the broader aims and

Does an architect’s ego get in the way of sensible design? Does it? Does an architect have an ego? Well what is ego for that matter? “Ego: A person’s sense of self-esteem or self-importance” (oxford Dictionary) this is a very tame definition, most people will agree when saying that the definition of ego is in fact the arrogant part of you that in some ways makes you think you are superior or the less cynical of us would like to say an ego is the autopilot of the mind, it’s the thing that one does

to cover its mechanical structure. In fact, he states that the use of mechanical services in architectural practice varies constantly because mechanical services are considered to be new in the profession, as well as, a cultural threat to the architect’s position in the world. To show his argument, Banham states that American houses are basically large single spaces divided by partitions inside that give a relative importance to the use of internal mechanical services, causing a threat to the need

The Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal. The court concluded that even though there were “identical floor areas, number of parking spaces, the provision of a public plaza, the use of public art, and the orientation of the buildings to ensure water views,” many of these were standard features for high-rise developments and could not be protected because they were simply abstract ideas. Furthermore, there were differences between the two designs including the dimensions of a glass roof on the

permanent residency for the sake of design. Owners question practically over art casting doubt in both architect’s vision of the homes. Wright installed a glass foldable door to cover the walkway to the water at the request of the homeowner and Mies built a closet at the request of Farnsworth compromising their designs. In the design of both homes the idea, to reject traditional design is apparent by the use of materials that were not typical of that time. Both architects build the houses into and part

Study House #22 by Pierre Koenig. Choose Le Corbusier, Koenig or another famous modern architect (It need not be an architect mentioned in the lecture course) and their photographer. Explain how they met, the architect’s philosophy and the photographer’s philosophy to represent the architect’s work, on the way, explaining how the two collaborated to publicise the architecture. Focus your essay on the photographic representation of one building by the famous

The story of the project began in 1992, when Tate foundation started to look for a new place created to exhibit and store modern art, while Tate didn 't had enough space for all exhibitions. Tate didn 't have a possibility to fulfill the repository of British art with repositary of international modern art in the gallery in Millbank- Tate Britain. The goal was to match the Centre Pompidou in Paris and Museum of Modern Art in New York. Historically Tate Modern was a Bankside Power station,