ARTH 292 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Benjamin Baker (Engineer), Radical Change, Exposition Universelle (1889)
6 Dec 2015
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1889 important date to memorize for art nouveau. Charles garnier, opera house paris was one of the new and up to date architectural feat back during the middle of 19th century. Feeling of balance to the opera house, and feeling of solidarity, stability, axial symmetry. Feeling of calm of spaces, dynamic movement in visaud. Drama of space for the spectator by the window in the middle level. Materials use of stone, gold leaf covering sculpture, copper dome. Le corbusier, villa savoye, poissy, france (1929 31) Now we must ask how we get from the opera house to the le corbusier within. No symmentry, no extentuation in edges of building. The building generally portrays a feeling of lightness due to cip reinforced concrete instead of using load bearing walls. Feeling of balance and symmetry until asymmetry is introduced in the gardens at the top. Now let"s talk about the change that happened within 50 years 1889.
