As a comparative discussion, contrast the development of the modern residential house selecting a house and floor plan from Adolf Loos and one from members of the Werkbund constructed at the Weissenfhofsiedlung exhibition 1927.
Please include photographs, diagrams, floor plans, digital models, links to movies to illustrate your blog post. Remember to cite and credit those sites whom you incorporate into your blogpost.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Thursday, September 1, 2011
01 Blog Assignment
Reflections on Semper, Ruskin & Viollet-le-Duc
In this blog post engage the reader with an informed comparative discussion on the ideas and concepts of Semper, Ruskin and Viollet-le-Duc. Your reflection essay should identify the significant elements of their theories, the approach they have adopted to built and restored architecture, pointing to a key architectural project or work. Discuss the criticisms and debates surrounding their work or ideas. Your post will also highlight the significance of their ideas on the development of modern architecture as discussed in lectures and readings, providing specific examples.
Include illustrations in your post.
* Remember to include a link/and or citation of outside research you may have located on the internet.
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