ARCH 214bg Lecture 5: RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE Lecture 5
Document Summary
Etienn-louis boullee (1728-1799): centoaph for sir issac newton, unbuilt. Partially submerged which adds a sense of mystery. Interested in provoking the psychological aspect through his images. Relative size of space compared with the human figures in the foreground. Pure forms (semicircle, references to classical architecture: rhythm of colonnade and coffered ceiling with the arched form itself). Royal museum in berlin, commissioned by the king; fa ade is classical, evokes a greek temple, raised up, symmetrical, repeated ionic columns across the front. Appropriation of history: history comes with power and an image of solidity and an instant story to it. Schinkel was often seen as antiquated; his argument that he was relating his projects as a social purpose: to refine society. He wanted the museum to be accessible to all (universal accessibility would erase the stratification of society) that was his functional idea. Within the plan, behind the classical greek fa ade, it is directly influenced by.
