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famous buildings portfolio post #3

1. my favorite style of buildings are centers of power i like these for many reasons.

• they have large interesting features such as domes and bridges
• they are bold literly show the power they hold
• there very important to the contry there in

2. my favorite building is the tower of london because it has a moat and i could imagie it being very interesting inside.

3. i would like to see the tower of london mainly because englands history and style of doing things is very intresting to me, this building falls under the castles, palaces, and forts category.

places of worship

places of worship- a building or other location where a groupo of people (congregation) comes to perform acts of religious prayer, honor, or devotion.

•  Designed principally by: Donato Bramante, Michelangelo, Carlo Maderno and Gian Lorenzo Bernini
• Dedicated to saint peter a christian murdered on the land.

• materials used: pantellic marble
• made as a monument for athena

                                      

• location: jerusalem
• Judaism regards the Temple Mount as the place where God chose the Divine Presence to rest
•  many Jews will not walk on the Mount itself, to avoid unintentionally entering the area where the Holy of Holies stood

• location: the capital of Makkah Province in Saudi Arabia
•  As the birthplace of Muhammad and a site of the revelation of the Quran
• Muhammad was born in Mecca in 570

client project #2

the client we worked with only required a few things

• the house can not exceed 1500 sq. ft.
• we had to fit a baby grand piano into the floor plan
• a living room with book shelves
• a green house
• a sewing room
• a study/office
• and must accommodate a growing family
• and must have outdoor living space

for my design i used a ranch style home. i put 3 bedrooms 2 full baths.an open floorplan with a large entry area. also i added in a office and a sewing/ccc. u made a kitchen with an island with sliding doors that open to a deck in  the back yard. also attached to the kitchen in a circular green house with a 14' diameter. also i have a living room with a couch tv stand book shelves and the baby grand piano.

architectural style- modern architecture

Modern architecture

 

Modern architecture is generally characterized by simplification of form and creation of ornament from the structure and theme of the building. It is a term applied to an overarching movement, with its exact definition and scope varying widely. In a broader sense, early modern architecture began at the turn of the 20th century with efforts to reconcile the principles underlying architectural design with rapid technological advancement and the modernization of society. It would take the form of numerous movements, schools of design, and architectural styles, some in tension with one another, and often equally defying such classification.

 

The concept of modernism would be a central theme in these efforts. Gaining popularity after the Second World War, architectural modernism was adopted by many influential architects and architectural educators, and continues as a dominant architectural style for institutional and corporate buildings into the 21st century. Modernism eventually generated reactions, most notably Postmodernism which sought to preserve pre-modern elements, while Neomodernism emerged as a reaction to Postmodernism.

 

Notable architects important to the history and development of the modernist movement include Frank Lloyd Wright, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Walter Gropius, Le Corbusier, Oscar Niemeyer and Alvar Aalto.

Characteristics

 The Salk Institute complex in La Jolla, California, by architect Louis Kahn.

Common themes of modern architecture include:

 the notion that "Form follows function", a dictum originally expressed by Frank Lloyd Wright's early mentor Louis Sullivan, meaning that the result of design should derive directly from its purpose

 simplicity and clarity of forms and elimination of "unnecessary detail"

 visual expression of structure (as opposed to the hiding of structural elements)

 the related concept of "Truth to materials", meaning that the true nature or natural appearance of a material ought to be seen rather than concealed or altered to represent something else

 use of industrially-produced materials; adoption of the machine aesthetic

 particularly in International Style modernism, a visual emphasis on horizontal and vertical lines

 

Welcome!

Hi! My name is David Gedman and I will be using this blog as a portfolio for my Advanced Architectural Design class, i will be posting my projects and examples along with a brief description of what i did. please check back to see my work!