JAV131H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Aldo Van Eyck, Minoru Yamasaki, Centraal Beheer
Document Summary
Critique from outside and within the modern movement (e. g. technocratic, inhumane, meaningless) No relation to humans fucntional form - formalism idealistic - pragmatic unique - interchangeable. Evolution of modern architecture into a mass production style of architecture. One of the critics of modern architecture. An idea of having in nite form, can be expanded in every direction. No hierarchy inside and outside the building. Open concept, radical, emphasis on open spaces, strong social/human interaction. Public space on the bottom, living space on top. Aldo van eyck, sonsbeek pavilion, 1966, rebuilt in otterlo, 2006. Attempt to escape from being in the center. Stressed/emphasised when he was traveling in the sahara desert. Closer related to his idea of structuralism. New, younger group of architects were to take over. Alison and peter smithson, the economist building, london, 1959-64. Good for mankind, never good for themselves. The use of brick combined with curtain wall facade.
