I have no idea why this video deserves any dislikes. There is no source of offence and everything he said was fact apart from the last statement about how "some buildings are starting to not look like buildings". Just the fact that someone in this day and age is so knowledgeable in old and modern architecture is amazing. I myself am a architect in the making and I appreciate everything tha he has done. Thanks great video.
Doesn't stucco count as ornamentation? if you embellish any material to look different (for better or for worse) than what it does in its natural state, you've ornamented it. The best decoration is the material itself, nothing seems more 'ornamented' to me than the natural texture of say, rough concrete or wood or unpolished marble.
My peelings are.. keep it simple, stupid. As long as you follow the golden rule, let function lead to form. You can never go wrong. That doesn't mean you shouldn't take risks though...
Hi Doug, could you discuss something about Asian modern architecture? I'm also an architect, I just got my license last year. I just wanted to improve my knowledge for my practice.
I really dislike these new abstract architecture with lots of organic shapes. Like he said on the video these buildings are looking less and less like buildings. I really dont get it... I like Frank Gehry's work but the other works Ive seen by other architects looks so, I guess I want to say that its too much! oh well
@jeffreyes519 This is also a very good question. The answer is high-end residential projects. I've got some friends that work for Cesar Pelli's office. One of them has noted on a number of occasions how complex residential design and construction is, in comparison to commercial. I believe this to be true as well. I really enjoy the challenge of custom residential jobs. There is nothing like it, and if you can get good at it, you can do just about anything design/construction related.
It's a bit of a myth that "pre-modern" buildings are complex and modern ones are plain. A lot of old buildings have tons of ornament but are essentially boxes. The modern architect generally foregoes the ornament but creates visual interest in his buildings by designing superfluous ins & outs. There are exceptions to this of course, but it's true often enough that it's safe to say that many modern buildings have far more complex forms than most historic ones.
@deezynar Always enjoy your comments! I would agree, however, I'm talking about ornament, not complexity. A Corinthian column is ornamental at the top and bottom and incorporates entasis. It was stripped by Corbu and made straight. His new columns were the 'essence' of a column. An abstraction, if you will. In the video I say that architects simplified the 'elements' of a building, not that buildings were simplified. Your point is well taken & I believe it could be the subject of another video:)
I understand the aim, or scope of the video & realize my point lies a bit outside of it. However, the 2 issues are intimately intertwined, even having a cause & effect relationship in the works of some: as ornament decreased, unessential articulation increased. Of course there are many who embraced the utterly stripped down cube, but if you look at many of those buildings you'll find superfluous ins & outs. I look forward to watching a future video on this topic.
My reply missed the mark, let me try again. It is typical to hear or read that modern architecture is generally bereft of ornament but I have NEVER heard or read that it came w/ an increase in articulation. That is an observation that I came to on my own. I doubt that I'm the only one to see it, but I've never read it in any book. Again, this is a generalization, you can find examples of highly articulated pre-modern buildings and utter boxes in the modern.
@howtoarchitect I don't think that making building element abstract or simplified by eliminating something from them is a good think. A column has a beginning, an end and a middle part. This are marked by something. When those parts are missing something is wrong. I am against the idea of 'the absence of the presence' or vice versa. It's a nihilist idea and it's not constructive but destructive and by that it's not architectural. I don't consider ornament a crime but a reflexion of soul.->
@howtoarchitect The crime is not the ornament, but the standardization, serialization and rationalization. In nature nothing is the same, all are different, tree from tree, stone from stone, one leaf from another and a human being from human being. Why do we must make such a crime like killing the soul of making something unrepeatable? Do you thing that we must continue this crime because of efficiency and the lack of resources(money&time)? Are we robots and we don't know? What about our souls?
You inspire me...every time you upload something I find it matching with what I'm studying at that moment...some simple words actually help me with something huge! Thank you!
Doug, I am following you videos one by one. Thank You
My question is how was Rober Ventury's post M the first to create a completely new architectural language? Didn't le courbusier, De Stijl or the likes had their own distinctive langauge?
@FullDeejay This is a great idea! The challenge is that my projects, as a consultant for a high end residential firm, is that the projects are all private residences. Our clients are very discrete and It's challenging to allow anyone to view these or the process - for the most part. I'll see what I can do in terms of opening up my day to day. Thanks for the suggestion:)
i'm just about to end my history class on classicism. just can't understand how it could last for almost 2 millenniums! i wonder how long modernism will last....
@zsj382387304 Le Corbusier, Frank O. Gehry, Walter Gropius, Frank Lloyd Wright, Frank Wallace, Robert Venturi, Edward Durell Stone (but Doug mentioned John instead?),
thanks for the videos Doug. it's very inspiring to the young architects like me...
mmr93078 2 weeks ago
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Nice channel you have here. But, the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts at 1:49 was designed by Edward Durell Stone, not 'John Durell Stone'.
SOUNDsculptures 1 month ago
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SOUNDsculptures 1 month ago
a very good work and wonderful work.. :)
dayspeace 3 months ago
Indeed, awesome and exceptional. Thanks for having this video clip posted.
insomniacgrace 3 months ago
I have no idea why this video deserves any dislikes. There is no source of offence and everything he said was fact apart from the last statement about how "some buildings are starting to not look like buildings". Just the fact that someone in this day and age is so knowledgeable in old and modern architecture is amazing. I myself am a architect in the making and I appreciate everything tha he has done. Thanks great video.
BigTexas910 7 months ago
good work!!
butterpapers 7 months ago
hey mr doug!im from malysia. can you post me more about the tropical architecture.thanx
arahim1987 8 months ago
Robrt Venturi????? Nooooooooo!
grahamhg 8 months ago
Doesn't stucco count as ornamentation? if you embellish any material to look different (for better or for worse) than what it does in its natural state, you've ornamented it. The best decoration is the material itself, nothing seems more 'ornamented' to me than the natural texture of say, rough concrete or wood or unpolished marble.
nakedtyrant 8 months ago
My peelings are.. keep it simple, stupid. As long as you follow the golden rule, let function lead to form. You can never go wrong. That doesn't mean you shouldn't take risks though...
admx94 8 months ago
@admx94 Function can follow form no? personally I believe it is the reversal of the age old saying 'function follows form' that leads to innovation.
nakedtyrant 8 months ago
Hi Doug, could you discuss something about Asian modern architecture? I'm also an architect, I just got my license last year. I just wanted to improve my knowledge for my practice.
arkitotoyz 8 months ago
Doug, the fist time i saw in a video i thought you were the drummer from weezer!
CPras19 8 months ago
I really dislike these new abstract architecture with lots of organic shapes. Like he said on the video these buildings are looking less and less like buildings. I really dont get it... I like Frank Gehry's work but the other works Ive seen by other architects looks so, I guess I want to say that its too much! oh well
helloadios12 8 months ago
What is the song used in the video?
TheArtofPhungShui 8 months ago
Hey Doug! What do you prefer working on, commercial or residential? (Aspiring architect asking here) ;D
jeffreyes519 8 months ago
@jeffreyes519 This is also a very good question. The answer is high-end residential projects. I've got some friends that work for Cesar Pelli's office. One of them has noted on a number of occasions how complex residential design and construction is, in comparison to commercial. I believe this to be true as well. I really enjoy the challenge of custom residential jobs. There is nothing like it, and if you can get good at it, you can do just about anything design/construction related.
howtoarchitect 8 months ago 5
Hi Doug,
I am thinking to change my major to Architecture what is your advise for me?
s3dooooooooooooooon 8 months ago
@s3dooooooooooooooon watch 'Could you be an architect?' series.
howtoarchitect 8 months ago
The pause between "How to" and "Architect" is getting longer and longer.
I'm on to you Doug.
SamBarronSleep 8 months ago
Nice one, Doug :)
deesa89 8 months ago
Doug,
It's a bit of a myth that "pre-modern" buildings are complex and modern ones are plain. A lot of old buildings have tons of ornament but are essentially boxes. The modern architect generally foregoes the ornament but creates visual interest in his buildings by designing superfluous ins & outs. There are exceptions to this of course, but it's true often enough that it's safe to say that many modern buildings have far more complex forms than most historic ones.
Cheers.
deezynar 8 months ago
@deezynar Always enjoy your comments! I would agree, however, I'm talking about ornament, not complexity. A Corinthian column is ornamental at the top and bottom and incorporates entasis. It was stripped by Corbu and made straight. His new columns were the 'essence' of a column. An abstraction, if you will. In the video I say that architects simplified the 'elements' of a building, not that buildings were simplified. Your point is well taken & I believe it could be the subject of another video:)
howtoarchitect 8 months ago 2
@howtoarchitect
I understand the aim, or scope of the video & realize my point lies a bit outside of it. However, the 2 issues are intimately intertwined, even having a cause & effect relationship in the works of some: as ornament decreased, unessential articulation increased. Of course there are many who embraced the utterly stripped down cube, but if you look at many of those buildings you'll find superfluous ins & outs. I look forward to watching a future video on this topic.
deezynar 8 months ago
@deezynar
My reply missed the mark, let me try again. It is typical to hear or read that modern architecture is generally bereft of ornament but I have NEVER heard or read that it came w/ an increase in articulation. That is an observation that I came to on my own. I doubt that I'm the only one to see it, but I've never read it in any book. Again, this is a generalization, you can find examples of highly articulated pre-modern buildings and utter boxes in the modern.
deezynar 8 months ago
@howtoarchitect I don't think that making building element abstract or simplified by eliminating something from them is a good think. A column has a beginning, an end and a middle part. This are marked by something. When those parts are missing something is wrong. I am against the idea of 'the absence of the presence' or vice versa. It's a nihilist idea and it's not constructive but destructive and by that it's not architectural. I don't consider ornament a crime but a reflexion of soul.->
ma3rui4si1 8 months ago
@howtoarchitect The crime is not the ornament, but the standardization, serialization and rationalization. In nature nothing is the same, all are different, tree from tree, stone from stone, one leaf from another and a human being from human being. Why do we must make such a crime like killing the soul of making something unrepeatable? Do you thing that we must continue this crime because of efficiency and the lack of resources(money&time)? Are we robots and we don't know? What about our souls?
ma3rui4si1 8 months ago
New Video, I like it ... Doug
Very helpfull for all beginner in Architecture around the world ...
You're definitely become my lecturer after I graduated
themiphz 8 months ago
You inspire me...every time you upload something I find it matching with what I'm studying at that moment...some simple words actually help me with something huge! Thank you!
JiJinks 8 months ago
Doug, I am following you videos one by one. Thank You
My question is how was Rober Ventury's post M the first to create a completely new architectural language? Didn't le courbusier, De Stijl or the likes had their own distinctive langauge?
essentialpassion 8 months ago
good job Doug! and I'm still waiting for the video when you show us a normal day of your architect life! :P
FullDeejay 8 months ago 32
@FullDeejay This is a great idea! The challenge is that my projects, as a consultant for a high end residential firm, is that the projects are all private residences. Our clients are very discrete and It's challenging to allow anyone to view these or the process - for the most part. I'll see what I can do in terms of opening up my day to day. Thanks for the suggestion:)
howtoarchitect 8 months ago 17
@howtoarchitect how many figures do you make?
MrZbank 8 months ago
i needed this 1 year ago :(
veneratedaniel 8 months ago
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@2porto you are FAKE, NOT TRUE WITH HOMOSEXUAL CONTENT!
FullDeejay 8 months ago
i'm just about to end my history class on classicism. just can't understand how it could last for almost 2 millenniums! i wonder how long modernism will last....
giorbymiranda 8 months ago
Picasso and Mattise arent abstract painters really. Even Picassos cubism time work wasn't abstract. meow meow moo
fufa4672 8 months ago
can someone spell the names of the architects mentioned here please, i really want to know more about them
zsj382387304 8 months ago
@zsj382387304 The buildings I've recognized and the architects he's mentioned:
LE CORBUSIER "Ville Savoye" "Unité d'habitation Marseille"
ADOLF LOO Rietveld House (I'm not sure, and I can't remember the architect)
WALTER GROPIUS "Bauhaus"
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT "GUggenheim"
ROBERT VENTURI
FRANK O GHERI
anagarmat 8 months ago
@anagarmat thanks
zsj382387304 8 months ago
@zsj382387304 Le Corbusier, Frank O. Gehry, Walter Gropius, Frank Lloyd Wright, Frank Wallace, Robert Venturi, Edward Durell Stone (but Doug mentioned John instead?),
giorbymiranda 8 months ago
@giorbymiranda thanks
zsj382387304 8 months ago
Jeee new video:D
greendude96 8 months ago
I love functionality. There is FUN in functionality.
kalsikum 8 months ago
@2porto first to comment, last to loose virginity
stardude3396 8 months ago 14