I'm working on a project right now, a small gallery, and I wanted to do some research on buildings as framing devices. Specifically (well sort of) can anyone think of historical precedents of buildings as framing devices. Obviously, any building opening can be considered a frame. But are there precedents in which the outer walls of a building framed/illustrated a sequence of views/composite view. I'm working a bit with Bernard Tschumi's essay "Sequences," which is thought provoking and yet somewhat devoid of examples.
I vaguely remember something about the Golden Gate bridge (or is it another bridge??) having a "pinhole camera" built into the towers that is used to check on the cables, basically it's just a hole placed in the right spot that projects an image onto the wall…worth checking at least
i'm not having much luck finding it with the google yet though…
oma bordeaux house has specifically placed small round windows on the upper floor, i remember seeing a nice section drawing of it illustrating the different sightlines (eg one for sitting in wheelchair, standing, sleeping etc)
also vals by zumthor comes to mind, again there are some small openings esp in the "relaxing rooms" and in the healthcare centre on the lower level that capture specific items on the hill opposite.
john randolph & bruce tomb (IOOA) did a gallery installation in san francisco (early 90's?) that had sensors placed in the street out front. passing cars triggered solenoids which (as i recall) triggered various 'shutters' & sound generators in the building. pretty cool.
steven holl quote about the kiasma building - "a series of overlapping perspectives"
not specific to what you are looking for but definitely related, i highly recommend david hockney's film, a day on the grand canal with the emperor of china
Building as Camera/Frame
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I'm working on a project right now, a small gallery, and I wanted to do some research on buildings as framing devices. Specifically (well sort of) can anyone think of historical precedents of buildings as framing devices. Obviously, any building opening can be considered a frame. But are there precedents in which the outer walls of a building framed/illustrated a sequence of views/composite view. I'm working a bit with Bernard Tschumi's essay "Sequences," which is thought provoking and yet somewhat devoid of examples.
Any thoughts/ideas would be appreciated.
Thanks.
I vaguely remember something about the Golden Gate bridge (or is it another bridge??) having a "pinhole camera" built into the towers that is used to check on the cables, basically it's just a hole placed in the right spot that projects an image onto the wall…worth checking at least
i'm not having much luck finding it with the google yet though…
Stan Allen might be a good source.
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oma bordeaux house has specifically placed small round windows on the upper floor, i remember seeing a nice section drawing of it illustrating the different sightlines (eg one for sitting in wheelchair, standing, sleeping etc)
also vals by zumthor comes to mind, again there are some small openings esp in the "relaxing rooms" and in the healthcare centre on the lower level that capture specific items on the hill opposite.
stonehenge, lol.
Slow House by Diller Scofidio
Gordon Matta Clark comes to mind. More of an installation artist, but applicable in this case.
You could also research how architecture actually performs like a camera via Camera Obscura.
Look up Abelardo Morell and other similar artists.
what about the young-ho chang camera spaces
james turrell.
john randolph & bruce tomb (IOOA) did a gallery installation in san francisco (early 90's?) that had sensors placed in the street out front. passing cars triggered solenoids which (as i recall) triggered various 'shutters' & sound generators in the building. pretty cool.
richard meier - getty center, etc
steven holl quote about the kiasma building - "a series of overlapping perspectives"
not specific to what you are looking for but definitely related, i highly recommend david hockney's film, a day on the grand canal with the emperor of china
Tonkin Liu's House 1A has a camera Obscura.
link
There's only picture's on their website, but you should be able to find more online.
Robert Mallet-Stevens Villa at Noailles.
what, no mies? resor house collages, etc., his multitude of perspective drawings . . .
an arch in the roof of la pedrera frames the sagrada familia church, both by gaudi.
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