For me these are touchstones(in no particular order):
The house series by Peter Eisenman
Las Arboledas by Luis Barragan
The Rialto Bridge by Antonio da Ponte
Sonsbeek Pavilion by Aldo van Eyck
The Schroder House by Gerrit Rietveld
The Einstein Tower by Erich Mendelsohm
Habitat by Moshe Safdie
The Sydney Opera House by Jorn Utzon
Loyola Law School by Frank Gehry
The Proun series by El Lissitzky
Wall House 2 by John Hejduk
This does not mean I do not like or appreciate the Barcelona Pavilion or Fay Jones' Chapel etc. In fact I do not even like Eisenman's houses they are the only ones on the list that I don't like but they are still something special I believe. If I had to pick one I would say Wall House 2.
Think what’s been demonstrated is that for architects there is no one piece, it’s always a list, none of mine are “starchitect’s”, if there is a favorite it’s Thorncrown Chapel.
I'm often enchanted by the older Baroque works like by Borromini. The reasons are all the complex interlocking geometric shapes, proportions, shadow play, 3 dimensional skills, structural achievements (stone doesn't span far, nor do you have cranes to set it so it's cut to manageable sizes plus it's not like natural materials are 'tested' for load capacity and it varies).. it's also how you find little hidden treasures in the detailing, and just the awe in the level of skill of those that built them given the resources and tech available; just think horse cart and muscle.. If you ever visit, they are the kinds of buildings where you can sit and really ponder over while taking it in... very few modern works make me think too hard about the 'how the hell?' question and look like a decorated box.
here's San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane:
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What's your favorite piece of architecture?
And why?
It's for a school project.
I'm looking in to see how people outside the industry view architects and architecture differently than people inside the industry.
Thanks for the help!
For me these are touchstones(in no particular order):
The house series by Peter Eisenman
Las Arboledas by Luis Barragan
The Rialto Bridge by Antonio da Ponte
Sonsbeek Pavilion by Aldo van Eyck
The Schroder House by Gerrit Rietveld
The Einstein Tower by Erich Mendelsohm
Habitat by Moshe Safdie
The Sydney Opera House by Jorn Utzon
Loyola Law School by Frank Gehry
The Proun series by El Lissitzky
Wall House 2 by John Hejduk
This does not mean I do not like or appreciate the Barcelona Pavilion or Fay Jones' Chapel etc. In fact I do not even like Eisenman's houses they are the only ones on the list that I don't like but they are still something special I believe. If I had to pick one I would say Wall House 2.
I forgot Oskar Schlemmer's Ambulatory Architecture.
I'm not a fan of helping out with highschool homework assignments, but I'm feeling generous today.
Habitat 67 - Moshe Safdie, Montreal. Ca.
Sagrada Familia, Antoni Gaudi, Barcelona, Sp.
American Pavilion, Buckminsiter Fuller, Montreal, Ca.
Waiting for Olaf Design Ninja list.
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Igloos (seriously)
From the movie "Pleasure Crazed" 1929
d[-_-]b did you just image search for "most pedestrian-unfriendly, confrontational and over-hyped buildings"?
every time I see the Seattle Library, the worse it gets.
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Think what’s been demonstrated is that for architects there is no one piece, it’s always a list, none of mine are “starchitect’s”, if there is a favorite it’s Thorncrown Chapel.
Jean Prouvé's gas stations.
Speaking of which...
ronchamp is pretty good.
Of the buildings I've visited in person, the Pantheon takes the cake.
Why do you favor those buildings?
JX09
do you want us to cut off the crust on your sandwich too?
I'm often enchanted by the older Baroque works like by Borromini. The reasons are all the complex interlocking geometric shapes, proportions, shadow play, 3 dimensional skills, structural achievements (stone doesn't span far, nor do you have cranes to set it so it's cut to manageable sizes plus it's not like natural materials are 'tested' for load capacity and it varies).. it's also how you find little hidden treasures in the detailing, and just the awe in the level of skill of those that built them given the resources and tech available; just think horse cart and muscle.. If you ever visit, they are the kinds of buildings where you can sit and really ponder over while taking it in... very few modern works make me think too hard about the 'how the hell?' question and look like a decorated box.
here's San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane:
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