For our Introduction to Architecture course, we are assigned to construct 2 compare & discuss questions which belong to the photographs that we took. So, In both of the images, there is a hierarchic condition between the figures in terms of their compositions and textures. For example, in Image A because of the difference between the central figure and the other figures with regard to … Continue reading Comparing and Discussing
Adolf Loos (December 10, 1870 – August 23, 1933) was one of the most influential European architects of the late 19th century and is often noted for his literary discourse that foreshadowed the foundations of the entire modernist movement. As an architect, his influence is primarily limited to major works in what is now Austria and the Czech Republic, but as a writer he had a major impact … Continue reading Ornament and Crime| Adolf Loos
Both Image A and Image B show composition/design where variations of one well-defined unit are brought together in well-defined relationships. The only difference is that the unit and the composition are 2D in Image A and 3D in Image B. Also, In Image A composition seen in a two-dimensional grid structure. However, in Image B there is no grid structure because in the facade all … Continue reading Searching For an Answer |Introduction to Architecture Course Assignment
Steen Eiler Rasmussen was Professor of Architecture at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen and Visiting Professor at M.I.T., Yale, Pennsylvania, and the University of California, Berkeley, and lectured widely at universities in Europe and the United States. Moreover, he is the writer of the “Experiencing Architecture” and I read this book’s first chapter at one sitting. It was full of examples and … Continue reading Experiencing Architecture – Steen Eiler Rasmussen
This the second report which is the analyze of the same book that you can see on my blog. Because the first one includes the pages 9 to 42 but this one includes the pages 65 to 83. In between these pages, the writer, Le Corbusier touches on the topic ” Regulating Lines“. I really got excited when I faced with this topic because also … Continue reading “Towards a New Architecture” by Le Corbusier (2)
For the third assignment in the ARCH121 course, the instructor gave us a reading task. The task is reading the “Toward A New Architecture” and then writing a report which explains the text and gives general information about the author in our sentences. So, first of all, I made a research about the author “Le Corbusier”, and then tried to understand the book and wrote the important … Continue reading “Towards A New Architecture” by Le Corbusier
For the ARHC121 course, watching and writing something about “Leonard Bernstein: Young People’s Concerts|What Does Music Mean” was an assignment for us. But, when I watched the video, I really thought that ‘I am ready to express my impressions!’. Also, I found so many similarities between the video and our studio experience while watching the video. The video shows an original broadcast which has done … Continue reading Young People’s Concert|What Does Music Mean?
In our ARCH121 course, we have met with something new, something that really makes us excited! We have met with studios’ new face. Until reading the “Studios Handbook”, I did not realize most of the things that are written in the handbook. It explains everything that composes studio and it’s atmosphere. Also, I want to mention that Studios Handbook is written by TEDU Department of … Continue reading Everything about Studio
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