Wk 2: Crafting Criticisms, etc.
Criticizing Architecture // David Leatherbarrow Critics are necessary for improvement, if not to humble the designer and veer away from stagnation. “We must always see what we see.” (Le Corbusier) Whether it be a maximalist feast for the eyes, or the “muted...
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Summary What is Modern Architecture? Mark Crinson posits that asking the question “What is modern architecture?” has all kinds of answers depending on the worldview you approach it with. He adds the context of different definitions from mostly Le Corbusier and...
Week 2 Reading
"What is Modern Architecture?" Modern architecture is widely examined and thus considered in several different ways. This development in architecture was seen by many architects as a design approach focused on functionality and usability. Instead of designing based...
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Summaries What is Modern Architecture? Modern architecture is comprised of function, abstraction, modern technology, space and form, but it has many definitions. Spaces like the International Architecture Exhibit in the Museum of Modern Art in New York view each...
“What is Modern Architecture or Does it Even Matter?”
READING #1 SUMMARY Modern Architecture was proposed as a new equitable architecture for a rapidly changing and connected world. With technology and science at the forefront it was intended to be honest, transparent, and moral. For the people of means or the lay...
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Summaries What is Modern Architecture? by Crinson The article argues that definition of modern architecture is complex to answer. It supports this claim by three brief cases such as the Vienna Method in 1933, the structurally and ornamentally expressive forms of...
T3 House and Modernism’s Coexistence with Traditional Styles
Reading Summaries: What is Modern Architecture? -Le Corbusier lost the commission for the Palae of the League of Nations in 1928 and was deemed a "barbarian" -Modern architecture exhibits an intimate bond with the new forces and character of modernity itself...
Defining and Reframing Modernism in a Global Context
"What is Modern Architecture?" by Mark Crinson In this article, Mark Crinson begins his discussion of modern architecture with an anecdote about Le Corbusier's protest following the rejection of his design for the Palace of the League of Nations in Geneva. The...
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Week 2 Reading Summaries What is Modern Architecture? Mark Crinson The early notions of modern architecture were heavily criticized by those in academia; however, practitioners such as Le Corbusier began a movement for the redemption of modern architecture at its...
The Pitfalls of “Modern Architecture”
Adam Martin Reading Summaries "What is Modern Architecture?" by Mark Crinson In this article, the author uses several anecdotes to poke holes in the 20th century European conception of "modern architecture. Modern architecture, as understood in this specific place...
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Summaries: What is Modern Architecture: This article begins by saying that this question of “what is modern architecture” has been asked many times, and over a wide span of time. It also mentions that Bruno Taut says modern architecture is a harmony between the...
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Summaries of Reading What is Modern Architecture? Mark Crinson An initiation to modernism is given a rough start as Corbusier gathers avant garde and reformer personalities to sign and publish a protest to award the commission for the Palace of the League of...
Modern Architecture: Definition and Criticism
Author: Alex S. Summary of What Is Modern Architecture? Mark Crinson Defining modern architecture is a difficult and potentially divisive task that has evolved over time. Early 20th century writings helped solidify generalizations about modern architecture, but...
What is Modern Architecture?
Summaries What is modern Architecture, Crinson Modern architecture was defined by its universality, objectivity, and functionality with the saying “form over function” as one of its main tenants. There was also a general rejection of the classical method as...
The Colonnade, Paul Rudolph, 1986
What is Modern Architecture? By Mark Crinson In 1928, Swiss architect Le Corbusier posed this question Asked many times before The question is different now because style not based on cultural identity, but based on forces due to modernity itself Bruno Taut in 1929...