Zaha Hadid : Architect With Curves As Strong As Steel

In the article, “Where Are the Women? Measuring Progress on Gender in Architecture,” transcribed by Lian Chikako Chang deliberates the decrease of women’s representation in the area of architecture. Starting at the bottom of the ladder, female architecture students make up a bit more than forty percent of the total enrolled students. In order for those students to become licensed architects, they have to partake in the Architect Registration Examination (ARE), Development Program (IDP), and the National

This essay discusses the origins of Postmodernism in art and architecture in terms of Venturi’s critique and explains the meaning of the term “puritanical moral language.” It will define alternatives posed by Venturi and give examples of works by two Australian architects. The first architect is Glenn Murcutt, whose love of the Australian landscape has been the inspiration for many of his buildings. The second is architectural firm McBride Charles Ryan, a partnership of Debbie Ryan (Interior Designer) and Rob McBride (Architect) whose vision is to provide innovative solutions and technical excellence with its unique designs.

architects and the pursuit of a highly complex design with a compressed schedule (centenary of

Question 1. Choose an architect or practice whose work is covered by or relevant to this course and discuss critically one or more of their design projects or drawings or urban proposals as precedent case-studies. Selectively situate this work in relation to their body of work, and against the practices and concerns of the period. Focus on the architectural qualities of a specific key aspect of the design of the projects. Selectively consider how they might relate to the historical situation, cultural values, theoretical concerns and design practices of the time. This may involve a selective analysis of compositional design practices, material fabrication production and the experiential reception of built outcomes of the projects.

In 1954 Norma Sklarek became the first African-American woman to earn her license in architecture by the state of New York (Anderson 1). Almost sixty-four years after her groundbreaking achievement, there has been a significant, but steady increase in Architecture and Interior Design (Anderson 1). Ms. Sklarek got her start in architecture by enrolling in the architecture program at Barnard College and eventually earning her degree from Colombia University school of architecture in 1950. Dubbed the “Rosa Parks of Architecture” Ms. Sklarek has paved the way for future architects, from being honored with a fellowship by the American Institute of Architects in 1980 to being honored with the Whitney Young Jr at the AIA convention in Boston in 2008.

The exhibition that focuses on contemporary artworks since 1960 will be small, containing only two pieces. The pieces are both sculptures, Violet Persian Set with Red Lip Wraps by Dale Chihuly and Nefertiti by Wendall Castle. The theme of the exhibition will be about the reimagining of the exotic female form through abstract sculpture—specifically, in-the-round, free-standing sculptures. Both Chihuly’s piece as well as Castle’s fit this theme as they depict abstract forms that can be interpreted as feminine. However, the pieces look radically different from one another and are fairly abstract. One sculpture shows a strong and regal womanly form while the other could be interpreted as the exact opposite. Both sculpture’s in the exhibition can also be seen as being inspired by the exotic and romanticized past.

In this research paper I will be taking a look at two prestigious art and design schools. Each of these schools is world renowned and highly ranked, and has many famous alumni. I will also feature some of the famous artists and designers that have graduated from the schools over the years. The two schools are The Pratt Institute in New York, and The Royal College of Art or RCA in London, England.

Architecture matters, it is omnipresence; we use and encounter it on a daily basis, but most often one tends to focus on the building’s function and the way it looks. Architecture is more than mere buildings that serve its function to meet our own human needs; it has a lot more to offer. Architecture matters because it can become a symbol that represents something that has a deeper meaning as well as an “ultimate representation of a culture.” Architecture is a powerful icon because it symbolizes experience that we as a community share, which is far beyond what other forms art can offer.

As writer, interior designer, educator, and American architect Frank Lloyd Wright once said, “The mother art is architecture. Without an architecture of our own we have no soul of our own civilization” (BrainyQuote). The purpose of this paper will deal with the description of...

The human body is the ultimate tool for discovering the environment. Human anatomy is considered to be nature’s peak of perfection and certain features serve as inspiration for many architects. To study the relationship between the human body and architecture, one must not be limited to human body parts resemblance to architectural works but to a larger extent consider human emotions, sensory nerves, the mind and general human psychology. In essence everything that makes us human. In its simplest definition Architecture can be described as an art or practice of designing buildings. It is practiced in a way that accomplishes both practical and communicative or expressive requirements. To relate it to human body then Architecture can widely define the place, the site, the energy, the systems, the building, the flora and fauna. These components that bring aesthetic property to humanity apart from the utilitarian purpose it serves. The perfect balance of a normal human body and the proportions are incorporated into architecture from a point of view of imitation, idealized allusion and the actual human use. Evidence of such human incorporation into architecture is seen from the Ancient Greek Architectures where it was common for tower columns to take shape of a human being like in the colossus of the Ancient

The individual who is in charge of the leading organization is President Su Mathews Hale. Besides being the current president on AIGA’s board of directors; Hale is a senior partner of design at Lippincott (‘People’). Hale also making a future for female designers by leading the Women’s Leadership Initiative. This is a group that focuses on the empowerment of female designers and targeting the issues they face today (‘Women’s Leadership Initiative’). From this, we can conclude that Su Mathews Hale is not only a designer studying graphic design but a great innovator leading the AIGA

Third year has marked a turning point in my attitudes towards architecture as a began to fully embrace the use of technology in design. Previously, I had limited my use of technology and mostly relied on traditional methods from the production of design drawings and models. However, the use of technology in the

Before the end of my second year at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute School of Architecture, I began to ponder on the possibility of quitting architecture. It was a convoluted time of uncertainty; I wasn’t sure whether I was prepared to become an architect and take on the responsibility and commitment to better the built environment. Nevertheless, I decided to give myself one last shot at architecture before giving up – I accepted the internship offer from MAD Architects in Beijing, China. There, I got to meet many young architects

Different architects have different styles because they are trying to get at different things. Architecture is not just about making something beautiful anymore, it is about trying to get across a set of ideas about how we inhabit space. Two of the most famous architects of the twentieth century, one from each side, the early part and the later part up until today each designed a museum with money donated by the Guggenheim foundation. One of these is in New York City, it was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. The other is in bilbao, Spain, and it was designed by Frank Geary. My purpose of this paper is to interrogate each of these buildings, glorious for different reasons, to show how each architect was expressing their own style.

Architecture is vital function for all parts of society. Without architects people would have to rethink how they enter buildings, fearing roofs caving in or structural beams giving out. The rigor of an architect’s training leaves these possibilities and worries an unlikely prospect, not considered in the day to day in a person’s events. Architects make both functional and beautiful structures that are appealing to the eye, as well as useful to the world. The world wouldn’t be able to live in functional cities without the qualities of the architect’s skills. The world would have to worry about a door frame falling on their heads as they walk through the door for their daily workday, into the building that houses their jobs, their pay based on the efficiencies of the buildings layouts. Hopefully a person office is the one in the corner with the view, built to capture the sights outside the window and the prestige of the position, all thought of and created by an architect. Architects have an extremely specialized task to perform. They have to make sure that a building is stable in all conditions and useful and also that it looks appealing to senses, capturing the light at dawn, changing with the light at dusk. Architects do great things and create even greater things, often unnoticed, but worthy of mention. Architects also have very fun creative jobs where they can go to a rigorous job and make sure everything is going as planned and the building will meet the needs