Scale

Place

Building

Space

Object

Buildings are designed based upon their location and also their purpose. Every buildings location is very important because the size of the location depicts what the building will look like and how it will be designed. The interior of the design is solely based upon the way that the building is built. Lastly, what goes into the interior of the building is based upon the space provided in the building. 

Scale is universal and it affects just about everything. Throughout Unit 2 we learned about different buildings and places and did activities that went along with that topic. Most of the activities were hands on and visual and this helped me understand how scale exactly works. For example after watching the Powers of 10 video everyone created a rendered square and as we put them together we learned that if the squares weren't the right scale then the composition as a whole is a failure. In class we also constructed a model of a Palladio Village out of boxes. During this project we also learned that scale is very important because if objects were too tall or too short they didn't fit in right. In review I learned that scale is very important and it affects absolutely everything that is man made. 

  

Palladio in Western Architecture

PALLADIO IN WESTERN ARCHITECTURE

http://www.civita.it/servizio/news_civita/palladio_500_anni_dopo

         Andrea Palladio has influenced European architecture like no one else in European architecture. Even in the 17th century Andrea Palladio was looked at as superior as well as classical because of his literature as well as architecture. Palladio also influenced architecture all the way in England, Germany, Northern Europe, and the United States. Palladio created many villas in Venetian Republic and many were inspired by the design of them as well as his literature because it referenced the Renaissance period.  

Rose Window

A ROSE WINDOW COMPOSITION 

HAIKU 

Hues Contrast Each Other

As Light Shines Through Glass

Forming Rose Windows 

Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian Columns.

                   

     DORIC, IONIC, AND CORINTHIAN COLUMNS   

                                         Doric Columns

Doric Columns are one of three different designs of columns constructed by the Greeks in ancient times. Doric Columns are very classical and are used in historical sightings such as the Parthenon and are also still used in modern day buildings. The capitals of Doric columns are smooth and somewhat plain compared to the other designs that the Greeks used on columns. Trigly and Metopes are what makes up the designs of Doric columns, for they are the design of the columns.

     Ionic Columns

 An Ionic Column is another type of design of columns that the Greeks and later Romans used to create their buildings. Unlike the Doric Columns the Ionic columns have much more design and the capitals of the columns are decorated and curved. Ionic Columns are also used to make up modern day buildings. 

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Corinthian Columns are more ornate than both the Doric and Ionic Columns. The capitals of Corinthian Columns are decorated with acanthus leaves and scrolls. Corinthian Columns were the last decorated columns by the Greeks and are also still very popular in modern buildings today. 

Websites Used: www.goddess-athena.org  www.igoholiday.com www.brosco.com www.njcu.edu

www.pacificcolumns.org www.firstclassbp.com www.quezi.xom

Klismos Chair

                                       KLISMOS CHAIR

Klismos Chair  

Modern Day Klismos Chair

The Klismos Chair is an Ancient Greek chair that looks as if it were designed specifically for the comfort humans. The use of wood and not concrete or other heavy material at that time gives special meaning to this chair, such as warmth. Carving the curved legs and the curved back of the chair would have been very difficult during those times because wood isn't that easy to manipulate. Also, the way the actual seat was made looks as it were a sturdy net to hold humans. Today you can find the Klismos Chair in many locations. There are lots of replicas of the chair, and the chair is also featured in many paintings, drawings and different potteries all over the world.  

Websites used: www.housebeautiful.com
www.asdinteriors.wordpress.com

                                                                                              

                                                                       

                                                                                       

A Comparison Across Time: Social Media.

Social Media

 

The Principle that is being described in this social media post is Unity. The light and the dark parts of each building as well as the sky, which can be seen in some of the photographs of the buildings, are being contrasted with each other and this makes the piece look unified as a whole. Some of those photographs were taken inside as well as outside of the 3 different buildings here at the University of Kentucky. Miller Hall being the newest of the 3 is what I would call the most modern of the 3 buildings. Even though Miller Hall,White Hall, and the R.G. Anderson Building are differently constructed they all share one common thing, red brick.

Modern

MODERN BUILDING

I found this house on the internet when searching on good "modern buildings". This house is modern to me not only because of the shape that it was constructed but also because of the material used and how the materials were used. Glass and wood on the outside frame of the house is pretty modern because in the last few decades houses were constructed of strictly concrete and bricks with glass windows.