Road Trip... opus 11

The roots of the arts and crafts movement come from borrowing parts of designs to create a whole: finding the American Style. The home made look was kept in designing but the embracing of the machine took place when this style developed. The surface decoration was holistically designed leading into the art nouveau style “art nouveau was indebted to the Arts and Crafts for its flowing line, simplicity in furniture design and rejection of academic models” (Massey 33). However, another way to view roots is through eclecticism “borrowing of historical building forms and details, rooted in associational” (Roth 470). This “borrowing” of design from Roman and Greek structural logic might be seen as taking a step back however, they were perfecting it. For example Gothic Revival took apart of this eclecticism movement and the design was later developed.



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Congruence meaning the agreement harmony conformity or correspondence is prominent within all design “the two buildings are much the same in their free organization of space” (Roth 527). Congruence develops a good design and is a well representation of balance. For example the Unity Temple by Frank Lloyd Wright shows well balance. The lines of the structural columns on the front façade are then repeated onto the interior of the architecture. This sense of protection and balance is perfect for a temple and is well designed to fit the commodity of it’s use. We have been working with composition lately in my visualization class. What is appealing to the eye and how we read advertisements. With congruence I was able to create a balanced harmony for my object persuasion add. I kept a certain amount of distance from the border and made the picture intriguing.

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This is the poster I created showing congruence.

Concept being the intent to understand or explain to others your reason for design composition. A perfect example of designing with a concept in mind would be the Crystal Palace by Joseph Paxton. This glass structure was greatly influenced by the impact of industry. As of the result of technology, Paxton was able to clearly design relating to his concept “it’s cast-iron members were painted predominantly blue, so they tended to merge with the sky” (Roth 487). The concept for my hipster haven studio project relates to the fast pace lives of the x & y generations. My plan relates to movement and allows mass circulation within the hall ways. However when one enters their apartment the subtle relaxing colors and horizontal lines are geared to slow the pace down.

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Perspective relating to the concept of slowing down a face paced life.

The study of materiality within architecture as it evolves is interesting. As technology evolves the use of materials broadens. Following Joseph Paxton’s concept of the Crystal Palace, he also made it evident that steel and glass was a possibility for a structure. From this we saw building like Bauhaus with curtain walls. This good design for all inspired by Bauhaus has continued onward. Materiality quoted from Robert “should come first in design”. I keep in mind materials from the beginning I design it is a habit I acquired due to having FF& E specifications. From the start I write down my ideas and materials I am thinking about. Within my Hipster Haven apartment I kept all the material sustainable. Recycled concrete, sustainable paints for the wall and natural light. This great step that humanity has taken from the use of woods, to stones and marbles onward to glass metal and steel is inspiring. With technology I believe new materials are yet to be discovered.

Here are some of the materials I used for my apartment project.

This gesture of compression: release can be seen in the designs of Frank Lloyd Wright. For example the Robie House in Chicago Illinois. The structure seems compressed or flattened into the ground. The horizontal movement is released and expansive onto the property however not exceeding a boundary. This use of lines enables the viewer to understand Wright’s design. Wright finds a way to think outside the box however following the rules creating good design. In relation to this gesture I took the words compression: release and designed differently. For my assignment we were compressed or given an assignment to design a WPA poster. From this I found a release in the possibilities of the design. I concentrated on college drinking and the effects of underage drinking. Like Wright I stayed within the guidelines however touching upon a subject that wasn’t an issue during the mid 1900’s.