The Sense of Architectural Wit

The Sense of Architectural Wit observed from the Curation of Sir John Soane's Museum

Architectural Association School of Architecture 3rd Year History and Theory Studies Term 1 Essay Submission JinGyeong Ryu Tutor : Nerma Cridge

Fig. 1 Facade of Sir John Soane's Museum

Fig. 2 Comparison of the size with the British Museum in adjacent area Fig. 3 First Floor Plan of Sir John Soane's Museum

Fig. 4 Oval Stairwell in number 12 Fig. 5 Vanitas Still Life with Bouquet and Skull, Adriaen van Utrecht, 1643

Fig. 6 "Design for three houses, intended to form a centre, on the north side of Lincoln's Inn Fields, in part erected," Fig. 7 Breakfast Room in No. 13 ŠDerry Moore

Fig. 8 Pasticcio column in the courtyard of No. 13 Fig. 9 Preliminary design for the Soane Museum, by James Adams, 1808

Fig. 10 Busts in the Loggia of the Drawing room in No. 13 © JinGyeong Ryu Fig. 13 Picture Room Recess displaying Nymph © Derry Moore

Fig. 11 Convex mirror reflecting hidden side of a bust in the Library and Dining Room © JinGyeong Ryu Fig. 12 Convex mirror reflecting the scene in the Breakfast Room © JinGyeong Ryu

Fig. 15 Public and Private Buildings Executed by Sir John Soane between 1780 and 1815, Joseph Michael Gandy, 1818 Fig. 16 Illustration of the Model Room

Fig. 14 Fanny's Tomb also known as The Monk's Tomb in the courtyard in No. 14 Fig. 17 Dark and heavy atmosphere of the Monk's Parlour ©Sir John Soane Museum

Fig. 18 Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao designed by Frank Gehry - Incongruity Fig. 19 Centre Pompidou in Paris designed by Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers - Juxtaposition

Fig. 20 The concept of "Duck" and "Decorated Shed" by Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown - Parody Fig. 21 Adolf Loos' proposal for the Chicago Tribune Tower, 1922 - Exaggeration