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Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Falling Water Extra Credit

Falling Water

Falling Water is considered one of Frank Lloyd Wright's greatest creations. In this building, he focused on the horizontal bands that continue throughout the entire house, even in the materials he used. I favor this house over Monticello because of it's concept. Just the idea of creating this beautiful home over an equally beautiful waterfall is bold and easy to admire. But to go along with this grand idea, he had another thought to tie the entire house together, since it seems to be in parts. Even though the structure wasn't given much thought, the people who would inhabit the place were constantly in thought with balancing the intimacy and the grand scale of the environment.

The floor plan is left open to allow the space to feel as open as the woods that surround it. Also, the openness helped the Kauffman's to make the house their own with decorations and collectable from all around the world, which they did. In the study room, there was a staircase that was surrounded by exotic books and baskets that were hand weaved. Mrs. Kauffman continued the fill the house with sculpture and statues that she bought from Mexico when she would go to her house there. Even the paint of the covered walkway has the color scheme of Mexico, being almost a creamy salmon color.

The main floor

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Reading Response 10

2D or not 2D

During the 19th century, there were a lot of discussions about how design should be. Some people wanted to keep the rules, and some of them wanted to keep the rules that would were created throughout history. Two of the most distinct conversations between architecture was whether buildings should be 2D or 3D. With two dimensional objects, the focus was the surface decoration, like in the Renaissance period. On the other hand, the three dimensional objects focused on breaking the rules and thinking outside the box, like the Baroque architecture.

Even today, the same conversation still continues, but I believe that the two dimensional side won. The idea of surface decoration is so much easier to replicate than carving and molding three dimensional objects. The most common way that our society incorporates surface decoration is by the use of tile. Ceramic tiles are used in both residential and commercial buildings. It is used in bathrooms, kitchens, pool, malls, and even floorings.