ps im in france know and combining the residential and commercial sectors of a community is exactly what makes this place tick. but it only works if there is an architecture to communicate the two. take a look at the architecture in paris and unfortunaly the charm of "one of the most romantic cities in the world" comes from the pre-revolutionary times. know the city charm that very one finds so important is being adapted to international principles, for better of for worse! its loosing it 17th
you should see the urban desert here in perth, we boast the most expensive housing in australia but we have the driest form of architecture imaginable, architecture is almost non-exsistant in the most inhabited suburbs and this i were the life is. architecture should be there to facilitate community and this is were these architects succeded, they understood the principles of community. a house is a machine for living,i think can be expanded to all building forms, comercial and residential.peace
These architects are still years ahead of their time Even though they have all perished, their vision and works are still being replicated and studied.
With a common sense mixture of architecture and urban planning it is possible to make comfortable and efficient housing. The new urbanist movement is slowly taking route out here in the southwestern US. Unfortunately most developers still buildout cookie cutter subdivision under the guise of "affordability."
My limited understanding of the urbanists is they want to be sociologists by dictating how people live more naturally as in denser housing, public transport and limiting private space by creating more "public" common space. "Urban planning" is looks scary to me.
All developers are sociologists by this definition. Remember--you still have the choice to live in one of these communities, or live in a community of garages with houses attached to the back of it. Planned communities are planned communities.
I don't know anything about this new orbanist movement, but I think that some suburbs are really a problem. It's more useful and also nicer to live in a mixed environment, with shops and offices inbetween the houses to live in. Because that's the reason why most people like old cities or villages: Because it's a mixture of different types of buildings.
Very interesting and informative. As was mentioned above, as a layman, I'm quite interested in architecture but am woefully educated in that area. I'm actually distantly related to Frank Lloyd Wright. His genes did not pass my way however. My cousin is a fairly major architect in the US. He builds hospitals. Thanks for the entertaining video.
muserine, one of these days you'll have to share with us your own architectural philosophy.
There's still room for innovation.
There's a push for energy-efficiency now that didn't exist in 1965. I wonder if that will be achieved by reducing quality of life for the occupants - as, for example, reducing comfort or fresh air, or more spaces without windows.
I think I still need a lot more experience to develope my own architectural philosophy.
Right now I would say that I simply would like to make people happy by creating something for them and maybe slightly pushing them to the right direction. :-)
It is possible to build ecological and affordable nowadays. Sometimes we just have to look at the way people were living 1000 years ago or in non-industrialized countries.
I believe in the combination of technology and, simple as it is logic or going "back to the roots".
Thanks for your introduction to architecture. It is a subject of which layman (non-professionals) are very interested in it. And that brings up a story: we recently visited the Nasher Sculture Center in Dallas. We learned that the architect of the building was someone named Renzo Piano and the gallery was exhibiting his work. There were sketches, models, photographs, film of his work from all over the world. It was very intimate looking over the man's personal papers and drawings.
I know who Renzo Piano is. He took part in the plannings for the "Potsdamer Platz" and there are also some of his buildings in Berlin. He is one of the more popular contemporary architects, so I'm sure it was an interesting exhibition.
how i love modernism...my heaven
emptymorphous 2 years ago
Modernism is the worst thing that ever happened to architecture...
MoroJesha 2 years ago
ps im in france know and combining the residential and commercial sectors of a community is exactly what makes this place tick. but it only works if there is an architecture to communicate the two. take a look at the architecture in paris and unfortunaly the charm of "one of the most romantic cities in the world" comes from the pre-revolutionary times. know the city charm that very one finds so important is being adapted to international principles, for better of for worse! its loosing it 17th
tomcatmiles 3 years ago
you should see the urban desert here in perth, we boast the most expensive housing in australia but we have the driest form of architecture imaginable, architecture is almost non-exsistant in the most inhabited suburbs and this i were the life is. architecture should be there to facilitate community and this is were these architects succeded, they understood the principles of community. a house is a machine for living,i think can be expanded to all building forms, comercial and residential.peace
tomcatmiles 3 years ago
Thumbs up on the video and song choice. Greetings from modernist Chicago.
Ichkovitch 3 years ago
These architects are still years ahead of their time Even though they have all perished, their vision and works are still being replicated and studied.
howiedunnet 4 years ago 2
With a common sense mixture of architecture and urban planning it is possible to make comfortable and efficient housing. The new urbanist movement is slowly taking route out here in the southwestern US. Unfortunately most developers still buildout cookie cutter subdivision under the guise of "affordability."
cinderellaferret 5 years ago
My limited understanding of the urbanists is they want to be sociologists by dictating how people live more naturally as in denser housing, public transport and limiting private space by creating more "public" common space. "Urban planning" is looks scary to me.
headshotdan 5 years ago
All developers are sociologists by this definition. Remember--you still have the choice to live in one of these communities, or live in a community of garages with houses attached to the back of it. Planned communities are planned communities.
cinderellaferret 5 years ago
I don't know anything about this new orbanist movement, but I think that some suburbs are really a problem. It's more useful and also nicer to live in a mixed environment, with shops and offices inbetween the houses to live in. Because that's the reason why most people like old cities or villages: Because it's a mixture of different types of buildings.
muserine 5 years ago
Very interesting and informative. As was mentioned above, as a layman, I'm quite interested in architecture but am woefully educated in that area. I'm actually distantly related to Frank Lloyd Wright. His genes did not pass my way however. My cousin is a fairly major architect in the US. He builds hospitals. Thanks for the entertaining video.
rhythm7a 5 years ago
muserine, one of these days you'll have to share with us your own architectural philosophy.
There's still room for innovation.
There's a push for energy-efficiency now that didn't exist in 1965. I wonder if that will be achieved by reducing quality of life for the occupants - as, for example, reducing comfort or fresh air, or more spaces without windows.
Urgelt 5 years ago
I think I still need a lot more experience to develope my own architectural philosophy.
Right now I would say that I simply would like to make people happy by creating something for them and maybe slightly pushing them to the right direction. :-)
muserine 5 years ago
It is possible to build ecological and affordable nowadays. Sometimes we just have to look at the way people were living 1000 years ago or in non-industrialized countries.
I believe in the combination of technology and, simple as it is logic or going "back to the roots".
muserine 5 years ago
That sounds like the beginnings of an archictural philosophy. :-)
Urgelt 5 years ago
Thanks for your introduction to architecture. It is a subject of which layman (non-professionals) are very interested in it. And that brings up a story: we recently visited the Nasher Sculture Center in Dallas. We learned that the architect of the building was someone named Renzo Piano and the gallery was exhibiting his work. There were sketches, models, photographs, film of his work from all over the world. It was very intimate looking over the man's personal papers and drawings.
chaguanas 5 years ago
I know who Renzo Piano is. He took part in the plannings for the "Potsdamer Platz" and there are also some of his buildings in Berlin. He is one of the more popular contemporary architects, so I'm sure it was an interesting exhibition.
muserine 5 years ago