English IV Instructor Marina Mogli marmogli uth gr

English IV Instructor: Marina Mogli, marmogli@uth. gr

Department of architorture (sorry, architecture) English IV

Welcome back! Happy to be teaching in your department again • Learnt a lot last semester, hope you did too • What I want to do this semester (emphasis on improving all skills, esp reading) • Suggestions?

Topics on syllabus: • • • Louis Khan, Essential Texts Tiny Homes, Scaling Back in the 21 st Century Moorish architecture in Spain Shelter, Sign & Symbol The Gothic Cathedral Cities stories Architecture in Britain Materials for Design The iconic building Airport design Smart materials & technologies

Your evaluation • • Written exams Presentation (ppt [10 minutes], video [5 minutes]) Groups & topics until 2 nd April Number of people in groups (individual presentation, not fun, but accepted if need be, 2 people, 3 if you can justify the need) • Send ppt/video until 1 3 th April • All the members of the team have to present (part of your evaluation!) • No alternative dates for presentations

Criteria for evaluation • • • Originality of topic Correct bibliography Quantity of works cited Creative combination of information found Oral presentation No copy-paste (bullet points & pictures and then elaborate)

Starchitects

The Competition: a documentary that exposes how 'starchitects' really work • Sleepless nights for interns, tearful tantrums, and structures that resemble fossilised turds. A new documentary called The Competition exposes the world of iconic architecture at its worst. • Read the text and watch the trailer. Would you watch this documentary? Why/Why not? • https: //vimeo. com/59223875 • What are the challenges starchitects face both in their personal and professional life?

How "Starchitects" Have Influenced What Gets Built • Listen to Paul Goldberger talking about how “starchitects” have influenced what gets built and note down: A) the advantages B) the disadvantages of the trend

Why "Starchitects" Are Ruining Skylines Witold Rybcznski, emeritus professor of urbanism at the University of Pennsylvania, critiques buildings designed by "starchitects" - that is, star architects, who often work in cities they know nothing about, leading to buildings that don't mesh well with the surroundings, and advocates for cities to nurture more local architectural talent. Why does he think that “starchitecture” is not a good trend? https: //www. wnyc. org/story/call-local-architectural-talent/

Look at the examples of “locatecture” and “starchitecture” in the previous link. Do you agree that the buildings of “locatecture” fit in better with their surroundings?

The Stunning Designs of Starchitects' Personal Residences • The world's best architects spend so much time designing buildings for other people it's hard to imagine there's time for their own homes. But when a starchitect, so to speak, designs for themselves, it's bound to be something special.

Philip Johnson Take Philip Johnson's Glass House in New Canaan, Conn. , where the architect lived from 1949 until his death in 2005. The glassand-steel construction might not be everyone's idea of a comfortable living situation—after all, privacy wasn't a priority for Johnson, clearly—but that doesn't prevent the glass-and-steel construction from drawing thousands of design-minded tourists every year.

Alvar Aalto, the prolific Finnish designer and architect, penned some of the most enduring midcentury designs. In trademark style, he and his wife designed both the home, which was completed in Helsinki in 1936, and many of its unique furnishings. Like the Glass House, Aalto's home has also become a museum.

Frank Gehry Long before Frank Gehry became the world's most famous architect he was busying himself with a little remodeling in Santa Monica. In the '70 s, Gehry purchased a Santa Monica, Calif. Dutch colonial and put his deconstructivist spin on it, including chain-link fencing, stripped studs, and angular glass walls. Surely not what the neighbors were expecting when a kindly young architect moved in next door, but now that Gehry is an international superstar they probably don't mind quite so much.

Norman Foster, the British starchitect behind London's instantly iconic spiral skyscraper, 30 St Mary Axe, takes his vacations in the south of France, at the seaside villa he designed for himself in Cap Ferrat. Mechanized glass walls admit sea breezes, while a massive sun shade protects rooftop revelers from the glare of the Mediterranean sun.

Robert A. M. Stern Now we come to the master of postmodern nostalgia, Robert A. M. Stern. Though he serves as the dean of the Yale School of Architecture—and rents an apartment in New Haven—he spends much of his time in a building of his own design in NYC, The Chatham. His apartment, which faces west—toward Central Park and the Midtown skyscrapers—features many unique touches, like the hidden TV that rises out of a built-in. Stern must really love the place, because he hasn't moved to either of his more recent blockbusters: 15 Central Park West or the West Village's Superior Ink.

Starchitects & renovation • Starchitects: Leo Marmol and Ron Radziner of Marmol Radziner • These preservation architects restored Richard Neutra's fabled but forgotten Kaufmann House in Palm Springs. • https: //www. hollywoodreporter. com/video/starchitects-leo-marmol-ronradziner-939795

Composition • Which is more important in architecture: functionality of a building and space, or the form and beauty of a structure?

Next class: • Louis Khan, Essential Texts