...Van Der Laan is a very interesting mix of divinity, nature, space, and the combination of all of these. He entertained complex ideas about the origins of architecture and how these origins influence nature and space. He was diligent in his attempts to bring understanding to the origins of...
...distinguished by an attention to detail and a clarity of expression. Breuer was considered to be one of the "last true functionalist architects" (Sharp PG) and he helped shift the bias of the Bauhaus from "Arts & Crafts" (PG) to "Arts & Technology" (PG). As Dennis Sharp explains Breuer's...
...and, along with his brothers, made a huge impact on the art and architecture worlds. However, in pursuit of some very ambitious projects that would in fact change the face of architecture, these brothers found themselves in a less than idealistic financial state. It is therefore interesting to...
...design buildings reliable, ordinary buildings. However, the most notable architects in the twentieth century consider their work to be not only functional, but also to be a form of art. Two of the most renown architects of recent decades are I.M. Pei and Frank Gehry. Both of these architects...
...Rietveld was part of an art movement in the Netherlands in the 1920s called De Stijl (The Style). One of the movement’s co-founders was artist Piet Mondrian, also from the Netherlands, whose work such as Composition in Red, Yellow and Blue emphasized the use of universalism, geometric...
...of the Southwest, that area which includes Arizona, New Mexico, and part of Texas, they more often than not think of nothing more than adobe. Perhaps they imagine missions or simple structures that are designed to recreate a time from history. Bearing that in mind the following paper briefly...
...utilized to give shape to human needs and aspirations. This aspect of human society is evident in its earliest beginnings. This is evidenced by the ancient megalith known as "Stonehenge," which is located eight miles north of the town of Salisbury in southern England (Welcome to Stonehenge)....
...are interrelated. There are qualities of architecture that seem to provide a sense of affluence. After all, today's upwardly mobile couples have vaulted ceilings and a sense of spaciousness in their bedrooms. The high ceilings, large bathrooms and closets and things of that nature exude...
...cities and towns of all sizes is that of sprawl. It is seen as a natural evolution process of cities, but closer inspection reveals that it likely is not as natural as planners and designers would like to believe. As cities and towns across the country seek to revitalize downtown ghost towns or...
...of order, especially as they applied to the layout of cities. To him order was equated with such determinants as geometry, unity and harmony. In recent years chaos theory and complexity theory have challenged such Euclidean notions of order, and proposed instead a celebration of a hidden order....