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BSA 3423 History and Theory of Architecture 2 Assignment 4 Muhd Nazman bin Kushaidy BSA22020007

Table of Contents Cover Page…………………………………. page 1 Table of Contents………………………….. page 2 Introduction………………………………… page 3 Pecha Kucha…………………………………page 4 Pecha Kucha Examples…………………... page 5 - 23 Sketches…………………………………… page 24 Sketches Examples…………………………page 25 - 30 Summary…………………………………… page 31

Introduction

How is architecture always interpreted? Would it always follow the trend? Or would it follow how the architect feels throughout their own feelings? Everything depends on how each and everyone tries to interpret their style of architecture and since the start of art in architecture, everything became a style and part of the historic of architecture. From ancient findings, to futuristic visions, architecture can be considered an evolving piece of history. Every part of important events in architecture have altered how architecture is envisioned towards the coming future and could decide how architecture would evolve in the future.

Pecha Kucha Examples

Pecha Kucha are great examples on how a person can analyze and think about how the building is formed and thought from an architect’s perspective. In the next few pages are examples from my analysis and thought about each topics and about the architecture protagonists’ perspective from each week.

Next, the Singer building which is the headquarters of the Singer Manufacturing Company. It is located at

northwestern corner of Liberty Street and Broadway in Manhattan.

The building was composed buildings were expanded to of four sections. The original form the 14-story base of the 10-story Singer Building, the Singer Tower. 14-story Bourne Building and in the 20th century, the two

When the tower addition building in 1908-1909. was completed in 1908, its roof reached to 187m high. This made it the tallest

The original building was faced with stone and brick. Load bearing walls initially supported the original

building, while the second building had an internal steel skeleton.

The original Singer building was altered between 1906 and 1908 to use a steel skeleton mainly because the tower was in

plan of building, therefore having steel skeleton would provide as a better support for the tower.

Before the modifications, applied, as it needed to which is when only the support the whole structure Singer Building was built, before steel was enhanced. thick walls and columns in the lower stories were

The industrial revolution as we know had a big impact towards architecture as the mass production of iron and

steel as an economical building material helped revolutionize art in architecture.

Since machines were countless possibilities was introduced, workload was brought up and therefore lower for the able body creating new arts in and everything and most return. were mechanized, Art was also influenced as a new and different material with

High rise building can be considered as art as well since the design of the overall building is art by itself. This can be seen in the following

examples. The artistic concept of the building defines the trajectory of how the building is felt as an art.

Different shapes, be it these examples are possible geometric or organic, being with the considered materials parallel, or even symmetrically provided. balanced can judge the building itself. Through art,

Finally, the design concept of the spaces in between really matters when art is and balancing between art involved while considering and design value.

Moving on, the examples I building is a studio house have provided is the Van and designed by Theo Van Doesburg artist house, Doesburg himself. which is very similar to Schroders house. The

The color play is also like building, while the left the Schroder house, but side has been altered. not the same. The right picture is the actual

Being different is not as much better than bad as being like others sticking to the original but being different can plan. create a sense of fun and I think being fun is

Having fun could be one of the things that should always be implemented into architecture and De Stijl movement have

always looked not only different, but fun since the play around with colors and composition.

The theory and takeaways the spaces in the building, I got from the 3 buildings this can save the cost of the is that the most similar overall building. design that each have is passive design. By using natural lighting to light up

The second theory is that they use material like the building’s surroundings and

therefore makes the building to fit in the space provided to the architect.

By using local materials, therefore a slight the buildings can be seen difference in materials can to be a part of the place of be seen to let the building each building’s location. fit in. Each respective building’s location is different

In conclusion we can influence is to increase take all these points and efficiency by using combine them to natural materials and achieve one style of energy into the architecture which is development space. sustainable architecture. This is because Frank Lloyd Wright’s biggest

Sketches Examples

However, besides using Pecha Kucha as an example of great analysis, we can also use sketches to analyze and think more about the architecture styles while our perspective of art from each architecture piece can be seen and would be known by others as well. In the coming pages are examples of sketches that have analyzation about each architecture protagonists throughout the few weeks. Examples of architects to be mentioned are Augustus Charles Pugin, John Wellborn Root, Otto Wagner and more.

Summary

So how does architecture implement the artistic parts into our mind? Is it through how we think, or how it was taught to us to be? For me, it might be how it was taught and from there I would try to implement my own ideas into architecture. It was always about following the trend and flow of the architecture world, but maybe I would like to at least try and be different and make a mark of myself into the architecture world. Maybe also try to create a new style of architecture that can influence future learning architects to create more architecture styles from the current ones.