Reader/Text Title: LEARNING FROM LAS VEGAS: THE FORGOTTEN SYMBOLISM OF ARCHITECTURAL FORM, 1977
Synopsis No: 1 (TEXT 2)
Author: ROBERT VENTURI, DENISE SCOTT BROWN, STEVEN IZENOUR
The authors, Robert Venturi, Denise Scott Brown and Steven Izenour mark the business piece of Las Vegas as the case on how we ought to see a space at a tolerable condition. Contradicting to present day planners, which tolerantly rolling out improvements on the current condition, opposed to enhancing pre-existing conditions.
Las Vegas is seen as a marvel structural correspondence whereby image and signs overtook compositional spaces. Current architecture amid the recent years, maintained a strategic distance from the utilisation of painting, figure and writing as the concentration of the space. Regardless of the way that it has been a custom in those days, to utilise those component to bring out sentimental references from the past to pass on certain abstract, ministerial, national and an automatic image. Present day designers see the utilisation of workmanship pieces in architecture was basically as an apparatus that improve nothing more except for to brighten the space instead of being the genuine virtuoso loci that the space brings to the table. Notwithstanding, the authors trust the reconciliation between expressions in present day architecture has been something worth being thankful for.
In subject to that, image and signs have turning into a conspicuous component of architecture in Las Vegas because of its quick paced and complex environment. Individuals have been depending on these components as a sign as opposed to utilising it as a device for engineering spatial arranging which does not deal with this condition.
As we would like to think, the comprehended the motivation behind why the authors address on what we look like at things since architecture ought to be seen not just as what it is, or what it can be gotten from the custom, however, how it would it be able to be something as a character of the space. These ought to be viewed as in light of its unique situation and landscape of the place. To finish up, Las Vegas' building personality is exhibited through exacting images and signs that the cutting edge design style it can't detract from.
Reader/Text Title: THE GEOMETRY OF FEELING
Synopsis No: 2 (TEXT 4)
Author: JUHANI PALLASMAA
Despite the fact that Juhani Pallasmaa’s form went up against an interesting approach to express a building's identity, nonetheless, form should not be as the key component of design of a building. He prioritises individuals' emotions at whatever point they are possessing a space in a building, along these lines, the picture of the building is more essential than the play of structures; be it from the viewpoint of a planner who designed it or the general population who live in it.
In "The Architecture of Imagery", Juhani Pallasmaa cited that “the artistic dimension of a work of art does not lie in the actual physical thing; it exists only in the consciousness of the person experiencing it”, and in light of this quote, it is pleasing that in view of what we see can just inspire us, yet with sentiments of encountering a space, it can bring us impression as well as recollections.
To make and accentuate on wonderful spaces, as opposed to visual porousness; "The Eidos of Architecture", the principal line determine that “as architects we do not primarily design buildings as physical objects, but the images and feelings of the people who live in them”. The mind can plan something, straightforward and complex, however to make it work is an entire distinctive thing. Art, and architecture, both has such a great amount in like manner, and can be translated from various perspectives; having innumerable conceivable interpretations. In "Multi-sensory Experience", it opens up the brain to understand that discernment can prompt understandings; regardless of whether right or off-base. Taking everything into account, the way we see the excellence of design and craftsmanship will dependably be a question to every one of us, however, we can simply express it by planning spaces that depict sentiments and memories in structures of the general population who live in them.
Reader/Text Title: TOWARDS CRITICAL REGIONALISM: SIX POINTS FOR AN ARCHITECTURE OF RESISTANCE
Synopsis No: 3 (TEXT 6)
Author: KENNETH FRAMPTON
Kenneth Frampton, the author of the content rose from the architectural issue in restriction between all inclusive civic establishments and autochthonous culture. In light of the present modernisation status, Frampton expressed in the content that people are currently depending more on the innovation and modernisation supports instead of outlining it as a technocratic signal, which express the more noteworthy expectation of structural construction of the building.
In the content, modern engineers are believed to disregard utilisation of both geological and horticultural sense as the component of the building construction. Bulldozing an irregular topography, maintaining a strategic distance from the impacts of direct daylight and the use of aeration and cooling system are the outcome in an unpretentious annihilation. In subject to that, the encompassing and effect of beautiful components of nature and craft of the design were exasperated, bringing on the structure, losing its pith and turn out to be more good for nothing.
The author too, accentuate on how significance material in the impression of engineering. The encounters experience by people through tactile discernment — daintiness and murkiness, hardness and non-abrasiveness, hot and cold, and so on are the imperative instrument to express the nature of the structure. These other tangible, assuming a vital part to excite human motivation and feelings towards the specialty of engineering as opposed to unimportant visuals.
As a conclusion, simply like how Frampton on the issue, material and structural motion ought to cooperate as an inseparable unit to enhance the wonderful of construction, and furthermore to test to the most noteworthy potential. This won't just outcomes on the tasteful esteem, yet on comprehension of the specialty of the architectural construction in spite of worldwide modernisation.
For our next assignment, we had to do a comparative essay on the sites that were given to us; in my case, Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman, and Apollo Bandar, Mumbai.
The report requires students to write a comparative analysis essay based on case study in Project 1, in this case; Mumbai, India and local site research tied with Studio 5's analysis, located in Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Kuala Lumpur. Students are to examine the similarities and contrasts based on the patterns of social activities, contact points, and the varying degrees of contact intensities between the picked locales, and do a comparison based on the analysis.
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