Edward Denison

30-Second Architecture

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  • ☁️ ursula ☁️has quoted6 years ago
    Besides the most famous example of biomimetics, Velcro (in imitation of the burrs of the burdock plant), is the recent and award-winning kinetic façade of the Al Bahar Towers by Aedas (2012) in Abu Dhabi.
  • ☁️ ursula ☁️has quoted6 years ago
    Adaptive Reuse Alternative name for Creative Reuse, in which, rather than being demolished, a building is reused by being converted from one purpose to another.
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    The term Baroque describes the exuberant architectural and sculptural styles of the 17th–18th centuries, where formalism became replaced by freer expression and experimentation.
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    Other communication devices are the use of historical references, often in irony or as parody, and a reliance on the façade to communicate with no reference to a building’s internal layout. Seminal Postmodern works include Michael Graves’s Portland Building, Portland, Oregon (1982), Philip Johnson’s AT&T Building, New York (1984) and James Stirling’s Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart (1984). The New Urbanism of Leon Krier at Seaside, Florida, and Poundbury, in Dorset, are also considered Postmodern.
  • ☁️ ursula ☁️has quoted6 years ago
    The Nakagin Capsule Tower is a rare example of built Metabolist architecture. Its prefabricated capsules fitted to a permanent core were intended to be reconfigured or replaced over time.
  • ☁️ ursula ☁️has quoted6 years ago
    Metabolism was a Japanese movement that envisioned cities as living organisms, comprising elements with different metabolic cycles that transformed over time.
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    The term ‘Organic Architecture’ was coined by Frank Lloyd Wright to describe his approach to buildings as organisms with all-inclusive designs, where every element – from layout and technical details to windows, ornamentation to furniture – relates to every other.
  • ☁️ ursula ☁️has quoted6 years ago
    The most celebrated examples of Arts & Crafts architecture are domestic homes, which were organized around a communal core – the hearth and inglenook, a semi-enclosed seating area around a fireplace. The interiors appear casual and comfortable, and the building and furniture demonstrate the handcrafting of the materials used.
  • ☁️ ursula ☁️has quoted6 years ago
    In the 19th century, the choice of styles turned into a veritable battle when A. W. N. Pugin ascribed the Gothic with superior moral and religious ideals derived from a romantic interpretation of medieval life.
  • ☁️ ursula ☁️has quoted6 years ago
    The term ‘Paper Architecture’ can be applied to Utopian, unbuildable or otherwise imaginary structures, generally conceived to explore an architectural thesis or cultural/political position.
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