ARC132H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Species Ii, Le Corbusier, Lever House
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Lecture 6 architecture as species ii: transparency. Space as a concept existed in late 19th c. Discussed by architects the void, air, instead of walls + windows, etc that make space. Transparency --> modern arc: all about glass. Claims that modern arc = without ornaments --> modern arc = elimination of ornaments. Claims made by representatives of modern movement ornaments aren"t used anymore (claims made in 1920s, 30s, 40s) Giedion (secretary of ciam) + colin rowe (influential in america after war) --> influential figures in modern movement. * mies van der rohe, dominion centre, toronto, 1967-69. Despite simplicity --> building conforms to grid structure --> building = complexity. Arc of modern movement claims that it = always about visibility, legibility, self-evidence about mies buildings --> were transparent in literal + figurative sense. Mies, iit crown hall, chicago, usa, 1956 --> model conforms to orthogonal logic --> what you see = what you get.
