Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Course Response 10
Design 200 was a pretty informative class. The lectures could be a little dry, it seemed like a lot of reading from slides, but other than that I really enjoyed some of the movies we watched and the projects we worked on. All of the journals and course responses on top of class reading every week got a little tedious, but not having any exams was awesome. I think the projects really did help me get thinking about design. I would recomend the class to someone else.
Journal 10
http://efdsgnw11.blogspot.com/2011/03/journal-09.html J09
http://efdsgnw11.blogspot.com/2011/02/journal-08-coleman-project-personal.html J08
http://kursinskis.blogspot.com/
http://dsgnstudent.blogspot.com/
http://kabauer.tumblr.com/
http://dpizzodesign.blogspot.com/
http://marshmallowdesign200.blogspot.com/
Our team designed a portable washer/dryer for college students to use in thier dorms and apartments. We all added to the presentation, working as a group to create an awesome product. I think our product alligns well with Colemans standards. The work load was split up evenly, everyone helped brainstorm, then we all individually worked on certain parts. I personally designed the store front for the kiosk. All in all our team worked really well together. I think our presentation was successful and realistic.
http://efdsgnw11.blogspot.com/2011/02/journal-08-coleman-project-personal.html J08
http://kursinskis.blogspot.com/
http://dsgnstudent.blogspot.com/
http://kabauer.tumblr.com/
http://dpizzodesign.blogspot.com/
http://marshmallowdesign200.blogspot.com/
Our team designed a portable washer/dryer for college students to use in thier dorms and apartments. We all added to the presentation, working as a group to create an awesome product. I think our product alligns well with Colemans standards. The work load was split up evenly, everyone helped brainstorm, then we all individually worked on certain parts. I personally designed the store front for the kiosk. All in all our team worked really well together. I think our presentation was successful and realistic.
Monday, March 7, 2011
Journal 09
Our group effort on A05 has been super successful. Everyone on the team has put in some great work. We divided the work load among the six of us into groups dealing with marketing the product, drawing and designing, and creating our presentation. We met up at the SEL outside of class to piece together a cohesive presentation with all of our seperate components. The portable dorm washer dryer seems like a real possibility for a Coleman product. We are excited to present!
Monday, February 28, 2011
Reading Response 08
Basically what I got from the last few chapters of Heskett was that design is crazy universal, context seems to be a word that acknowledges EVERYTHING. Design permeates all fields. Although it's nearly impossible to define, human design and creation inhabits nearly every aspect of the tangible world in which we live. I think Heskett talks in circles a lot, trying to reiterate this point. Since designs definition is so ellusive, it's even harder trying to fit it into the constraints of a business model. Creativity is competitive enough as it is. Competition and technological advances will forever evolve the definition of design.
Journal 08: Coleman Project- Personal Documentation
http://kursinskis.blogspot.com/
http://dsgnstudent.blogspot.com/
http://kabauer.tumblr.com/
http://dpizzodesign.blogspot.com/
http://marshmallowdesign200.blogspot.com/
The group progress of the Coleman Project has been great. We were hesitant to solidify an idea right away but got positive feedback on the dorm washing machine concept. Everyone has been helpful in bouncing ideas around, we are still in the preliminary brainstorming stages but now that we have decided on a direction I'm confident that we will make steady progress on the remainder of the project. Personally I have acted out in a majority of the brainstorming of the group. As of now we don't have sketches to add, but hopefully in the coming week we will produce some good solid frame work.
http://dsgnstudent.blogspot.com/
http://kabauer.tumblr.com/
http://dpizzodesign.blogspot.com/
http://marshmallowdesign200.blogspot.com/
The group progress of the Coleman Project has been great. We were hesitant to solidify an idea right away but got positive feedback on the dorm washing machine concept. Everyone has been helpful in bouncing ideas around, we are still in the preliminary brainstorming stages but now that we have decided on a direction I'm confident that we will make steady progress on the remainder of the project. Personally I have acted out in a majority of the brainstorming of the group. As of now we don't have sketches to add, but hopefully in the coming week we will produce some good solid frame work.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Journal 07
5 manufacturers or retailers who specialize in outdoor camping and recreation products
http://www.aqua-sun-intl.com/
http://www.atncorp.com/
http://www.biblertents.com/
http://cascadedesigns.com/
http://www.coleman.com/
http://www.homegoods.com/decorating-access.asp
http://www.arhaus.com/
http://www.crateandbarrel.com/default.aspx
http://www.potterybarn.com/
http://www.aprilaire.com/
http://www.aqua-sun-intl.com/
http://www.atncorp.com/
http://www.biblertents.com/
http://cascadedesigns.com/
http://www.coleman.com/
PHOTOS
5 manufacturers or retailers who specialize in indoor home goods productshttp://www.homegoods.com/decorating-access.asp
http://www.arhaus.com/
http://www.crateandbarrel.com/default.aspx
http://www.potterybarn.com/
http://www.aprilaire.com/
DEFINITION
Having the qualities that are desirable or distinguishing in a particular thing situated in, or intended for use in the interior of a building.PHOTOS
Reading Response 07
After the reading from Cradle to Cradle this week I decided to look further into nutrient flow. Since the survival of the modern metropolis relies in such nutrient flows I figured it was important to understand. I found this humorous, yet informative video to help explain the cycle...
<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/AXWDbAYb-5c" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/AXWDbAYb-5c" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Course Response 07
The videos we watched in class this week produced by the Eames seemed pointless to me. It's amazing that as designers they have reached out to so many other forms of media, and experience with different crafts has to help with design ideas. My problem with the videos is that they seem somewhat pretentious. Q&A just left me with more questions than answers, and Eames clipped responses were irritating.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
Journal 06: Media Review
Design and Color:
Color theory is a practice that has been studied since the early Italian Renaissance, dating back to influential artists and such design oriented individuals as Leonardo da Vinci and Alberti. Color Theory concerns itself with the visual arts and serves as a guide to the perceptible and psychological effect of specific color combinations. There are three relative attributes that affect visible color, and they include shade, saturation, and hue. These factors are meant to more concretely define the "highly contextual and flexible behavior of color perception".
The Art of Color by Johannes Itten:
"In this book, the world's foremost color theorist examines two different approaches to understanding the art of color. Subjective feelings and objective color principles are described in detail and clarified by color reproductions."
Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/Art-Color-Subjective-Experience-Objective/dp/0471289280/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1297707661&sr=1-1
Smashing Magazine:
Color Theory for Designers
This sight helps describe the subjective matter or color and design, from cultural differences in color meanings to personal preference.
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/01/28/color-theory-for-designers-part-1-the-meaning-of-color/
Color Matters:
Explore how the concept of color can be approached from several disciplines: physiology, psychology, philosophy, and art. The site provides several resources about color and its relationship with other human activities.
http://www.colormatters.com/
Color Harmony Compendium: A Complete Color Reference for Designers of All Types, 25th Anniversary Edition by Terry Marks:
Color theory is a practice that has been studied since the early Italian Renaissance, dating back to influential artists and such design oriented individuals as Leonardo da Vinci and Alberti. Color Theory concerns itself with the visual arts and serves as a guide to the perceptible and psychological effect of specific color combinations. There are three relative attributes that affect visible color, and they include shade, saturation, and hue. These factors are meant to more concretely define the "highly contextual and flexible behavior of color perception".
The Art of Color by Johannes Itten:
"In this book, the world's foremost color theorist examines two different approaches to understanding the art of color. Subjective feelings and objective color principles are described in detail and clarified by color reproductions."
Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/Art-Color-Subjective-Experience-Objective/dp/0471289280/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1297707661&sr=1-1
Smashing Magazine:
Color Theory for Designers
This sight helps describe the subjective matter or color and design, from cultural differences in color meanings to personal preference.
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/01/28/color-theory-for-designers-part-1-the-meaning-of-color/
Color Matters:
Explore how the concept of color can be approached from several disciplines: physiology, psychology, philosophy, and art. The site provides several resources about color and its relationship with other human activities.
http://www.colormatters.com/
Color Harmony Compendium: A Complete Color Reference for Designers of All Types, 25th Anniversary Edition by Terry Marks:
A selection of content from the entire Color Harmony library offers readers the most comprehensive reference book on the usage of color available today. Included are swatches and material for designers and all types of artists looking for inspiration and guidance to ensure the right color choices for every project.
Color in Motion:
An animated and interactive experience of color communication and color symbolism.
Reading Response 06
Once again the message recieved in chapters 1-3 of Cradle to Cradle exude fear and destruction of our planet. McDonough depicts the unattainable premises of the Industrial Revolution, along with its destructive force that rivals the benefits it produces. It makes you wonder how such ingenius thinkers could completely eliminate the prosperity of our environment when producing some of the most accomplished commercial systems in history. As humans we are responsible for the world we help create and we have developed some really bad habits, but I guess we are just following by example.
Course Response 06
"The secret of creativity is knowing how to hide your sources." -Albert Einstein
I stumbles across this quote Wednesday after class and thought it correlated perfectly to the RIP! documentary. One of the greatest individual thinkers of our time, and a proclaimed genius can even admitt to the fact that his brilliance is heavily supported by other peoples ideas. I am a heavy believer in individual creativity to some extent, but expounding on an already good idea never hurt anyone. In fact, it probably benefits countless numbers of people. In some ways, borrowing from others is almost like a team effort. Collaboration is a highly valuable creative tool in most productive environments, so why can't collaboration and sampling ideas be seens as a broader scope of team work, rather than copyrite infringement.
I stumbles across this quote Wednesday after class and thought it correlated perfectly to the RIP! documentary. One of the greatest individual thinkers of our time, and a proclaimed genius can even admitt to the fact that his brilliance is heavily supported by other peoples ideas. I am a heavy believer in individual creativity to some extent, but expounding on an already good idea never hurt anyone. In fact, it probably benefits countless numbers of people. In some ways, borrowing from others is almost like a team effort. Collaboration is a highly valuable creative tool in most productive environments, so why can't collaboration and sampling ideas be seens as a broader scope of team work, rather than copyrite infringement.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Journal 05: 50 Things
50 Interesting Things: A Walk in my Neighborhood
1.) The asphalt is littered with pot holes.
2.) The street is always lined with cars
3.) These cars just happened to be covered with a sheet of ice
4.) Someone is attempting to get into their ice cube of a car using a rag and hot water to melt the lock.
5.) A majority of the cars are white, silver, or black, with an occassional blue or red.
6.) There is a pretty good mix of types of cars. They range from compact cars to SUV's.
7.) There is a couple standing near a car. They are the victims of a hit and run it appears.
8.) Their car has a huge dent in the left rear, and there is debri all over the road. They even moved a large chunk of their bumper to the sidewalk.
9.) Everyone uses bumper stickers to express themselves. Self expression in a sticker or license plate cover, even though most of them just remark on the Buckeyes.
10.) Cars lined up behind peoples houses are like a moving maze.
11.) Everytime I am walking in the world as a pedestrian I think of the psychological difference between pedestrian and driver. When you're not behind the wheel of the car it's like us against them.
12.) Most people walk to campus who live in my neighborhood.
13.) I'm pretty sure that I passes Neo from The Matrix when I walked by starbucks.
14.) It's interesting to see someone dressed so uniquely in a sea of Ugg Boots and Northface jackets.
15.) The sidewalk is like an iceskating rink.
16.) A majority of people are walking in the street.
17.) When everyone was encounters a common obstacle like the ice storm everyone bands together. People who would normally just pass by actually offer up words of encouragement or at least make an attempt at humor about the situation.
18.) It's literally impossible to walk on the sidewalk.
19.) I'm suprised I haven't seen anyone fall yet.
20.) None of the ice I have encountered is a clean slab, it's all a rocky mess, and extremely bumpy.
21.) People have started making pathways through yards.
22.) Even the grass below the foot paths is frozen with ice
23.) Everything that looks safe is not safe to walk on.
24.) The ice is literally elevated the level of the road. Cars are parked on a block of ice, while the driving area is lower than the rest.
25.) It amazes me how many people don't wear gloves.
26.) It also amazes me how many peolple don't have the propper foot wear for this weather.
27.) The trees are phenominal. All of their branches are covered with ice. Each individual twig is encases in its own frozen cocoon.
28). There's nothing in or on the trees that is visible, all life is frozen up there.
29.) The branches are weighted down so low in some spots they almost touch the ground.
30.) An unlucky car parked on the street became the victim of a falling branch.
31.) It's still raining to the point I have to carry an umbrella.
32.) The water on the street is rushing with speed that keeps it from freezing.
33.) The temperature must be resting right around 33 degrees.
34.) I dont think the sun was shining at all today.
35.) There are footprints frozen everywhere you walk.
36.) The alleys are dead, no one is daring enough to skate down them.
37.) The trashcans are dripping sewage into the streets.
38.) Some of the trashcans have huge ice cicles of their own hanging off the sides.
39.) Someones bike was left outside and the spokes of the tires are covered in ice. I don't think they are going to be able to get anywhere tomorrow.
40.) The traffic is suprisingly heavy for the current weather conditions.
41.) I have so far seen 40 Northface jackets.
42.) No one has had the same color scarf on.
43.) Most girls are wearing some sort of boot, while guys usually have on some sort of sneaker.
44.) Why do some guys refuse to wear a coat?
45.) The sky is the same boring grey it's been for months.
46.) Most cars are actually shiny and clean looking from the rain.
47.) The wind has stopped blowing for the time being.
48.) Umbrellas never keep your back from getting wet.
49.) There's a trampled McDonalds bag in the street.
50.) Everything is moving at a snails pace.
1.) The asphalt is littered with pot holes.
2.) The street is always lined with cars
3.) These cars just happened to be covered with a sheet of ice
4.) Someone is attempting to get into their ice cube of a car using a rag and hot water to melt the lock.
5.) A majority of the cars are white, silver, or black, with an occassional blue or red.
6.) There is a pretty good mix of types of cars. They range from compact cars to SUV's.
7.) There is a couple standing near a car. They are the victims of a hit and run it appears.
8.) Their car has a huge dent in the left rear, and there is debri all over the road. They even moved a large chunk of their bumper to the sidewalk.
9.) Everyone uses bumper stickers to express themselves. Self expression in a sticker or license plate cover, even though most of them just remark on the Buckeyes.
10.) Cars lined up behind peoples houses are like a moving maze.
11.) Everytime I am walking in the world as a pedestrian I think of the psychological difference between pedestrian and driver. When you're not behind the wheel of the car it's like us against them.
12.) Most people walk to campus who live in my neighborhood.
13.) I'm pretty sure that I passes Neo from The Matrix when I walked by starbucks.
14.) It's interesting to see someone dressed so uniquely in a sea of Ugg Boots and Northface jackets.
15.) The sidewalk is like an iceskating rink.
16.) A majority of people are walking in the street.
17.) When everyone was encounters a common obstacle like the ice storm everyone bands together. People who would normally just pass by actually offer up words of encouragement or at least make an attempt at humor about the situation.
18.) It's literally impossible to walk on the sidewalk.
19.) I'm suprised I haven't seen anyone fall yet.
20.) None of the ice I have encountered is a clean slab, it's all a rocky mess, and extremely bumpy.
21.) People have started making pathways through yards.
22.) Even the grass below the foot paths is frozen with ice
23.) Everything that looks safe is not safe to walk on.
24.) The ice is literally elevated the level of the road. Cars are parked on a block of ice, while the driving area is lower than the rest.
25.) It amazes me how many people don't wear gloves.
26.) It also amazes me how many peolple don't have the propper foot wear for this weather.
27.) The trees are phenominal. All of their branches are covered with ice. Each individual twig is encases in its own frozen cocoon.
28). There's nothing in or on the trees that is visible, all life is frozen up there.
29.) The branches are weighted down so low in some spots they almost touch the ground.
30.) An unlucky car parked on the street became the victim of a falling branch.
31.) It's still raining to the point I have to carry an umbrella.
32.) The water on the street is rushing with speed that keeps it from freezing.
33.) The temperature must be resting right around 33 degrees.
34.) I dont think the sun was shining at all today.
35.) There are footprints frozen everywhere you walk.
36.) The alleys are dead, no one is daring enough to skate down them.
37.) The trashcans are dripping sewage into the streets.
38.) Some of the trashcans have huge ice cicles of their own hanging off the sides.
39.) Someones bike was left outside and the spokes of the tires are covered in ice. I don't think they are going to be able to get anywhere tomorrow.
40.) The traffic is suprisingly heavy for the current weather conditions.
41.) I have so far seen 40 Northface jackets.
42.) No one has had the same color scarf on.
43.) Most girls are wearing some sort of boot, while guys usually have on some sort of sneaker.
44.) Why do some guys refuse to wear a coat?
45.) The sky is the same boring grey it's been for months.
46.) Most cars are actually shiny and clean looking from the rain.
47.) The wind has stopped blowing for the time being.
48.) Umbrellas never keep your back from getting wet.
49.) There's a trampled McDonalds bag in the street.
50.) Everything is moving at a snails pace.
Monday, February 7, 2011
Reading Response 05
The introduction of Cradle to Cradle is terrifying. Thinking of all the toxic chemicals and particles that are accumulating in my body just as I type this reading response puts a pit in my stomach, and set my mind on over drive. I have trouble moving through my day with my new found knowledge of all the other silent killers humans use on a daily basis. It's also terrifying that it seems the reason we live in the poisonous world has a lot to do with money and the affordability of creating products that are slowly causing our ultimate decay. Since money makes the world go round it is a scary thought to comprehend that environmentalists may lose the fight against industry in our capitalistic society.
Course Response 05
The concept we talked about in class this week that stuck with me the whole weekend was biomimicry. My favorite point Mcdonough made in the TED video we watched dealt with the concept. He remarks on the genius and complexity that a single tree possess, "If we think about the tree as a design, it’s something that makes oxygen, sequesters carbon, fixes nitrogen, distills water, provides a habitat for hundreds of species, accrues solar energy, makes complex sugars and food, creates micro-climates, self-replicates. So, what would it be like to design a building like a tree? What would it be like to design a city like a forest? So what would a building be like if it were photosynthetic? What if it took solar energy and converted it to productive and delightful use?" There is so much a designer can learn from reproducing natural systems, and what better way to preserve resources than to mimic the ecosystems they come from.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Reading Response 04
I like the point that Heskett makes about technological advances and their affect on cultural identity. Todays industry makes it possible for people to fit in to more than one culture simultaneously, even in the seperate cultures have little to nothing in common. But globalization of our market place creates a really interesting sociological issue. What are the boundaries of one culture forcing its identity on another? The reading reminded me of the article Jihad vs. Mcworld (http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1992/03/jihad-vs-mcworld/3882/), which describes the neccessity of a universal market place and an equally neccessary traditional cultural identity. Imagery and design are the driving force behind cultural identity, so it becomes the designers responsibility to incorporate both factors into a cohesive whole. Design adapts the way cultures adapt.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Course Response 04
I was intrigued by the Hot Wheels video we saw in class so I decided to do some research on what happened to the invention. After we talked about it in class I was curious and this is what I found...
http://www.mobilitymgmt.com/Articles/2009/02/01/Independence-Technology-Discontinues-the-iBOT.aspx
The long and short of it is that the chair seemed good in theory and was successful at certain tasks, like climbing stairs as we saw in the video, but it left more to be desired when it came to hand held controls and tilt options, as well as weight capacity. When Independence Technology's 5 year contract was up they decided to discontinue the chair stating there wasn't enough of a demand. There were also issues with medicare and its coverage of the chair as an elevating system. The idea seemed almost too good to be true, and I guess, for now, it was.
http://www.mobilitymgmt.com/Articles/2009/02/01/Independence-Technology-Discontinues-the-iBOT.aspx
The long and short of it is that the chair seemed good in theory and was successful at certain tasks, like climbing stairs as we saw in the video, but it left more to be desired when it came to hand held controls and tilt options, as well as weight capacity. When Independence Technology's 5 year contract was up they decided to discontinue the chair stating there wasn't enough of a demand. There were also issues with medicare and its coverage of the chair as an elevating system. The idea seemed almost too good to be true, and I guess, for now, it was.
Assignment 03: Hunting Down Design
The Wexner Center was designed by Peter Eisenman. "The towers symbolize the Armory, which used to occupy the site, while white metal girders represent the street layout of the OSU campus and the City of Columbus." (Ohio History Central)
The Barcelon Chair was designed by Mies van der Rohe. The chairs design was inspired by ancient folding chairs.
The Red and Blue Chair was designed by Gerrit Reitveld. The chairs colors were selected to resemble Mondrians paintings. 
Philip Johnson designed the Math Tower. 
Acock & Associates designed Thompson Library. It's interesting that the sides of the buildings facing the oval have to remain true to their original architecture but all other sides of the buildings, including the library have been updated with a modern twist.
http://kursinskis.blogspot.com/ Nick K.
The division of labor for the scavanger hunt was pretty simple within our team. Before we left Hopkins we all researched where all the clues could be found, then we traveled as a group and took pictures for each other at every location. We decided to do the remainder of the research seperately when we were updating our blogs.
Monday, January 24, 2011
Journal 03: Survey
How many books (approx.) have you read in your life time?
A. 0
B. 1-5
C. 5-15
D. 15-30
E. 30- more than you can count
What is your favorite Genre (out of the following)?
A. Romance
B. Naturalism
C. Distopia
D. Thriller
E. Historical Fiction
How many books do you own?
A. 0
B. 1-5
C. 5-15
D. 15-30
E. 30- more than you can count
Do you have a library card other than your BuckID?
A. Yes
B. No
For what purpose do you mostly read?
A. Educational/ Studying
B. Pleasure
SPREAD SHEET
A. 0
B. 1-5
C. 5-15
D. 15-30
E. 30- more than you can count
What is your favorite Genre (out of the following)?
A. Romance
B. Naturalism
C. Distopia
D. Thriller
E. Historical Fiction
How many books do you own?
A. 0
B. 1-5
C. 5-15
D. 15-30
E. 30- more than you can count
Do you have a library card other than your BuckID?
A. Yes
B. No
For what purpose do you mostly read?
A. Educational/ Studying
B. Pleasure
SPREAD SHEET
| # of Books Read in Lifetime | Favorite Genre | # of Books Owned | Library Card | Reading Purpose | ||||||
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Assignment 02: Designer Investigation
Alden B. Dow
1.) Was an American architect
2.) Started designing structures with leaves when he was eight.
3.) Studied engineering in order to prepare to take over his fathers company (Herbert Henry Dow founder of the Dow Chemical Company) but instead transfered to Columbia and became a student of architecture.
4.) Was an apprentice under Frank Lloyd Wright
5.) Known for his blending of surrounding nature into his architecture.
6.) Follwed the guidelines of designed with "honesty, humility and enthusiasm", three concepts he incorporated into all of his work.
7.) Designed a work camp/ town called Lake Jackson for 5,000 employees of the Dow Chemical Company. The town had no strait streets or walkways.
8.) Designed the Fleming Administration Building at The University of Michigan. The building was rumored to be designed as riot proof based on a rise in student activism.
9.) The home he designed in Midland, Michigan has been designated a national landmark
10.) He developed and ran his own architecture firm, Alden B. Dow Associates Inc.
Works Cited:
Dwell Magazine
Alden B. Dow House and Studio". State of Michigan History, Arts and Libraries. Archived from the original
Zaha Hadid
1.) Was born in Baghdad, Iraq
2.) Earned her degree in mathematics before entering grad school at The Architectural Associaion School of Architecture in London
3.) "Some criticize her work as insensitive to context and function--sculpture at the scale of architecture" (Dwell)
4.) She is the first female Pritzker Prize Winner.
5.) She works in the deconstructivist style.
6.) Many of her designs have never actually been built.
7.) The first building she built was a fire station that was quickly repurposed into an art gallery.
8.) She has taught at prestigious institutions around the world, including The Knowlton School of Architecture at The Ohio State University.
9.) She runs the firm Zaha Hadid Architects, based in London.
10.) Her most celebrated work is the Maxxi in Rome, a National Museum of 21st Century Arts.
Works Cited:
Forbes: The World's 100 Most Powerful Women
Dwell Magazine
Robert Venturi
1.) American Architect
2.) A major figure in architecture of the 20th century.
3.) Founded the firm, Venturi Scott Brown and Associates with his wife, Denise Scott Brown
4.) "Helped to shape the way that architects, planners and students experience and think about architecture and the American built environment."
5.) Was awarded the Pritzker Prize in 1991.
6.) "Less is a bore" vs. "Less is more".
7.) Graduated Summa Cum Laude from Princeton and recieved a Masters Degree in Fine Arts. "The educational program at Princeton in these years was a key factor in Venturi's development of an approach to architectural theory and design that drew from architectural history in analytical, as opposed to stylistic, terms."
8.) Worked under Eero Saarinen and Loius Kahn.
9.) Has taught at the University of Pennsylvania, Yale School of Architecture, and Harvard University's Graduate School of Design.
10.) Considered a counterrevolutionary of corporate modernism.
11.) Published the manifesto Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture. "The book demonstrated, through countless examples, an approach to understanding architectural composition and complexity, and the resulting richness and interest. Drawing from both vernacular and high-style sources, Venturi introduced new lessons from the buildings of architects both familiar and then forgotten. He made a case for "the difficult whole" rather than the diagrammatic forms popular at the time, and included examples-both built and unrealized-of his own work to demonstrate the possible application of the techniques illustrated within."
12.) Led a research assignment at Yale documenting the Vegas Strip.
13.) Him and his team published a pholio Learning from Las Vegas: the Forgotten Symbolism of Architectural Form based on their studies. The pholio was another attack on commercial modern architecture, mocking ornamentation of buildings that were essentially "decorated sheds".
14.) His work helped "redirect American architecture away from away from a widely practiced, often banal, modernism in the 1960's to a more exploratory, and ultimately eclectic, design approach that openly drew lessons from historic architecture and responded to the everyday context of the American city."
15.) His approach to design was "inclusive".
16.) His buildings were more centered on function rather than unity and simplicity, unlike other modernist architects.
17.) He has been commissioned to build for several academic institutions.
18.) His work is obviously influential to many other architects, including Michael Graves.
Robert Venturi is an inspiration to me because, while I love the application of design, his ideas about design theory itself influenced so many young designers perception of what kind of design works. His theories were revolutionary and even more inspirational because he didn't just regurgitate concepts developed by post modernist designers in his generation. His bold denunciation of elements of their work that didn't make sense displayed his ingenuity (because he didn't just bad mouth their work, he also came up with practical solutions) and his courage to blaze his own trail. Venturi is more concerned with practicality in design. You can design a beautiful building that is still highly functional. This belief was not so closely followed by some of his peers, who were sacrificing function for "meaning". Venturi was also an explorer. He elevated design from a rigid and systematic system to an inquiry of what works in design and what is just a highly ornamented box standing in as "sophisticated" architecture. I also love that Venturi was a teacher. He taught his students to consider the whole, instead of focusing them on the glamorization of previous buildings that were trendy, but not entirely sensible.
IMAGES OF VENTURI'S WORK
http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Allen_Art_Museum_Addition.html
http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Vanna_Venturi_House.html
Works Cited:
Goldberger, Paul (14 April 1991). "ARCHITECTURE VIEW; Robert Venturi, Gentle Subverter of Modernism". The New York Times.
Thomas, George E. (2000). William L. Price, Arts and Crafts to Modern Design. Princton Architectural Press
1.) Was an American architect
2.) Started designing structures with leaves when he was eight.
3.) Studied engineering in order to prepare to take over his fathers company (Herbert Henry Dow founder of the Dow Chemical Company) but instead transfered to Columbia and became a student of architecture.
4.) Was an apprentice under Frank Lloyd Wright
5.) Known for his blending of surrounding nature into his architecture.
6.) Follwed the guidelines of designed with "honesty, humility and enthusiasm", three concepts he incorporated into all of his work.
7.) Designed a work camp/ town called Lake Jackson for 5,000 employees of the Dow Chemical Company. The town had no strait streets or walkways.
8.) Designed the Fleming Administration Building at The University of Michigan. The building was rumored to be designed as riot proof based on a rise in student activism.
9.) The home he designed in Midland, Michigan has been designated a national landmark
10.) He developed and ran his own architecture firm, Alden B. Dow Associates Inc.
Works Cited:
Dwell Magazine
Alden B. Dow House and Studio". State of Michigan History, Arts and Libraries. Archived from the original
Zaha Hadid
1.) Was born in Baghdad, Iraq
2.) Earned her degree in mathematics before entering grad school at The Architectural Associaion School of Architecture in London
3.) "Some criticize her work as insensitive to context and function--sculpture at the scale of architecture" (Dwell)
4.) She is the first female Pritzker Prize Winner.
5.) She works in the deconstructivist style.
6.) Many of her designs have never actually been built.
7.) The first building she built was a fire station that was quickly repurposed into an art gallery.
8.) She has taught at prestigious institutions around the world, including The Knowlton School of Architecture at The Ohio State University.
9.) She runs the firm Zaha Hadid Architects, based in London.
10.) Her most celebrated work is the Maxxi in Rome, a National Museum of 21st Century Arts.
Works Cited:
Forbes: The World's 100 Most Powerful Women
Dwell Magazine
Robert Venturi
1.) American Architect
2.) A major figure in architecture of the 20th century.
3.) Founded the firm, Venturi Scott Brown and Associates with his wife, Denise Scott Brown
4.) "Helped to shape the way that architects, planners and students experience and think about architecture and the American built environment."
5.) Was awarded the Pritzker Prize in 1991.
6.) "Less is a bore" vs. "Less is more".
7.) Graduated Summa Cum Laude from Princeton and recieved a Masters Degree in Fine Arts. "The educational program at Princeton in these years was a key factor in Venturi's development of an approach to architectural theory and design that drew from architectural history in analytical, as opposed to stylistic, terms."
8.) Worked under Eero Saarinen and Loius Kahn.
9.) Has taught at the University of Pennsylvania, Yale School of Architecture, and Harvard University's Graduate School of Design.
10.) Considered a counterrevolutionary of corporate modernism.
11.) Published the manifesto Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture. "The book demonstrated, through countless examples, an approach to understanding architectural composition and complexity, and the resulting richness and interest. Drawing from both vernacular and high-style sources, Venturi introduced new lessons from the buildings of architects both familiar and then forgotten. He made a case for "the difficult whole" rather than the diagrammatic forms popular at the time, and included examples-both built and unrealized-of his own work to demonstrate the possible application of the techniques illustrated within."
12.) Led a research assignment at Yale documenting the Vegas Strip.
13.) Him and his team published a pholio Learning from Las Vegas: the Forgotten Symbolism of Architectural Form based on their studies. The pholio was another attack on commercial modern architecture, mocking ornamentation of buildings that were essentially "decorated sheds".
14.) His work helped "redirect American architecture away from away from a widely practiced, often banal, modernism in the 1960's to a more exploratory, and ultimately eclectic, design approach that openly drew lessons from historic architecture and responded to the everyday context of the American city."
15.) His approach to design was "inclusive".
16.) His buildings were more centered on function rather than unity and simplicity, unlike other modernist architects.
17.) He has been commissioned to build for several academic institutions.
18.) His work is obviously influential to many other architects, including Michael Graves.
Robert Venturi is an inspiration to me because, while I love the application of design, his ideas about design theory itself influenced so many young designers perception of what kind of design works. His theories were revolutionary and even more inspirational because he didn't just regurgitate concepts developed by post modernist designers in his generation. His bold denunciation of elements of their work that didn't make sense displayed his ingenuity (because he didn't just bad mouth their work, he also came up with practical solutions) and his courage to blaze his own trail. Venturi is more concerned with practicality in design. You can design a beautiful building that is still highly functional. This belief was not so closely followed by some of his peers, who were sacrificing function for "meaning". Venturi was also an explorer. He elevated design from a rigid and systematic system to an inquiry of what works in design and what is just a highly ornamented box standing in as "sophisticated" architecture. I also love that Venturi was a teacher. He taught his students to consider the whole, instead of focusing them on the glamorization of previous buildings that were trendy, but not entirely sensible.
IMAGES OF VENTURI'S WORK
http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Allen_Art_Museum_Addition.html
http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Vanna_Venturi_House.html
Works Cited:
Goldberger, Paul (14 April 1991). "ARCHITECTURE VIEW; Robert Venturi, Gentle Subverter of Modernism". The New York Times.
Thomas, George E. (2000). William L. Price, Arts and Crafts to Modern Design. Princton Architectural Press
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