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Papers On Architecture & Design
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John Pawson: The Comfort of Exactness.
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(25pp) Is it any wonder that the artist/
architect, who according to legend, claims that
there are fifty shades of white, would speak of
his own work in crystalline form? The crystal
tself, in all its own unique purity could well be a
metaphor for Paxon's efforts in this field.
Throughout this discussion we will look for those
thing, which influenced the creativity of both his
lifestyle, and his work. For simplicity brings
with it a certain monumentality. It accommodates
the fundamental essence of architecture, c
ompression and release, enclosure and transparency.
Pawson's architecture appears unforced, and
effortless - the one who is unaware will think - I
could have used that, or I could have put those
materials together. But we smile to ourselves for
we know that, he-our questioner of these simple
but elegant materials didn't do the work. For the
real appreciation of Pawson is the understanding
that simplicity is not easily achieved.
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Filename: BBpawson.doc
Kimball Museum
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A 4 page paper which examines the inside and outside of the
Kimball Museum. The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston is compared as well. Bibliography
lists 3 sources.
Filename: RAkimbll.rtf
Lancaster Castle
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A 5 page paper which examines the history of Lancaster Castle. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: RAcastle.rtf
Landscaping of California Bungalows
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A 3 page paper which examines the landscaping done in the California bungalows of the past. The paper also discusses some similarities in Canadian (Vancouver) landscaping with bungalows. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RAbung.rtf
Le Corbusier
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An 8 page paper regarding the man and his archetectual contributions during the early 20th century. Bibliography lists five sources.
Filename: Lecorbus.wps
Le Corbusier’s Modernist Architectural Theory and Robert Venturi’s Postmodern Architectural Theory
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This is a 4 page paper discussing the architectural theories of modernist Le Corbusier and postmodernist Robert Venturi. Modernist architect Le Corbusier and postmodern architect Robert Venturi present vastly different perspectives on the needs in architecture in their works “Towards a New Architecture” (Le Corbusier, 1924) and “Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture” (Venturi, 1966). Every component considered as important to Le Corbusier such as mass, surface, generating lines, simplicity, function and “the generating plan” were considered by Venturi as too simplistic for the modern complex society. Instead, Venturi advocates architectural designs which are complex, contradictory, ambiguous, redundant and at times, perverse to challenge the increasing complex visual perceptions in modern society. In addition, Le Corbusier believed in the relation of designs to that of the larger plan and designed city plans with functionalism in mind whereas Venturi did not believe that individual structures needed to be in relation to a larger plan but could only add to the complexity and variety within the cities themselves.
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Filename: TJLeCor1.rtf
Legal Descriptions and Plot Plans
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This 5 page paper provides a general overview of terms and definitions of terminology as used in creating plot plans. Lots, blocks, metes and bounds are each looked at. Sewage and various methods of treatment in home building are discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA205plt.rtf
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