PLAN100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe, Headquarters Of The United Nations, Le Corbusier
20 Mar 2016
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Proposal: mid-term, rational city and tech utopias. Study: wait outside class room until i call you in, bring your student id, pen or pencil, water. 2 hours, raise your hand when done: answer two of four essay questions. Write using full sentences (~4 pages per answer) Answers should be based on what was discussed in the course. Founded by gropius: design school but also a way of thinking". How to deal with life at an aesthetic level? . Understanding how things are built then better understanding what can be done: building vs. drawing as art education. Include elements needed for functionality (no more: reason used to design not tradition/decoration. Bauhaus thinking led to an international style. In many ways bauhaus was ahead of its time, minimalistic was new. Founding member and last director of bauhaus: emigrated to the us in 1937, german pavilion for the barcelona exposition (1929)
