• Facepunch Architecture & Design Discussion
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[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/K9R9fPM.jpg[/IMG] This thread is a place to discuss art, architecture and design, be it modern or traditional, local or international. Whether you’re a self-proclaimed aesthete, an art history major wanting to show off, or you just want to share pictures of your town, this is the place to do it. I’ve had a deep-rooted love of architecture and design for the past decade or so, ever since I realized how what we see every day impacts us, even in ways we can’t perceive. In 2014, I started a blog discussing various architectural sites around my own city, and I’ve since used that to chronicle my growing collection of modern furniture as well. A few months ago, I realized that while we had a few DIY threads, and Ajacks was planning a Thrift Shopping thread, we didn’t actually have a place to discuss design proper. That’s why I’ve made this thread. Here, you can feel free to post pictures of architecture, products, furniture and art you like, or feel is important to you in some way. You can discuss your views on certain styles of design, debate why yours is better, and basically just contribute in any way you see fit. So, now that I’ve rambled on at length about the thread, here are some of my favorite examples of architecture and design. [t]http://i.imgur.com/1Y72h1m.jpg[/t] [t]http://i.imgur.com/SR9214B.jpg[/t] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/WCiYyUX.jpg[/IMG] (I wasn't sure where to put this. If it doesn't belong here, you can move it.)
One of my favorite structures that I keep gravitating back to is the Dana Thomas House by Frank Lloyd Wright, it's absolutely magnificent is now a museum, with free tours daily. The amazing thing is that the house is something like 90% complete with all the original Wright designed furniture pieces and textiles. It's in Springfield Illinois, and seriously if you're within a three hour drive of it, it is definitely the best way to spend a Saturday. I've been there 4 times now, the first time when I was twelve and it instilled the seed of design in me, and made a very big impression. [t]http://static.panoramio.com/photos/large/63083028.jpg[/t] [t]http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/5502297.jpg[/t] [t]http://medias.photodeck.com/abfbfc10-679c-11e1-bedb-e7d874e7682c/10042-220-1_xlarge.jpg[/t] Everyone in the Midwest who enjoys architecture and design should visit. [editline]10th January 2015[/editline] I have a ton of pictures to take of my local buildings that I love. I've got grand homes in my town, It's a shame its winter and the homes are at their least photogenic.
I've always loved FLLW's stuff, because he really put an emphasis on making everything fit together. He didn't just build a house and leave it at that. He designed a unique house, and then he designed unique fabrics, and furniture, and lanscaping, and everything that went into it. When you visit a Wright design, it's a seamless experience. Everything just works.
Do you guys have pictures of how houses are in low-medium class neighbourhoods? I find it interesting, you know, because when you go to countries or closed gate communities here in Argentina, houses tend to have a kind of style. If you go to Santa Barbara (one of the most expensive) houses tend to be quite "Cubism". But if you go to a normal neighbourhood around where I live, there are a lot of styles: Ad hoc, alpine style houses, colonial style, victorian style, etc etc. ---- If I had the money (I will, one day of course...) I would live either in: A penthouse in Berlin or some old European city with lots of parks and forests [IMG]http://www.berlin-city-living.de/images/wohnzimmer2.jpg[/IMG] Or in a Chalet near the Alps [IMG]http://cdn.luxedb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Chalet-Zermatt-Peak-%E2%80%93-A-Glorious-Estate-in-the-Swiss-Alps-16.jpg[/IMG]
[QUOTE=Cutthecrap;46894650]Do you guys have pictures of how houses are in low-medium class neighbourhoods? I find it interesting, you know, because when you go to countries or closed gate communities here in Argentina, houses tend to have a kind of style. If you go to Santa Barbara (one of the most expensive) houses tend to be quite "Cubism". But if you go to a normal neighbourhood around where I live, there are a lot of styles: Ad hoc, alpine style houses, colonial style, victorian style, etc etc. [/QUOTE] Yeah, South America ended up as one of the hotbeds for the International style. I've never quite figured that one out, but it happened. I'd love to see some of the regular stuff from Argentina, though, if you've got any pictures of that. It's probably pretty different from the cookie cutter neighborhoods we have up here.
I'll take pictures of my neighborhoods, give you an overview of my city. That'll be interesting, I'll take some of the lowest class, medium class and the rich of the city.
I was part of my school's Architecture, Construction, and Engineering Mentoring program and it was really cool. we grouped up into teams and we were assigned a real architect to aid us in designing a building using revit. First year we made a coffee house and the second year we made a restaurant. revit is fucking magic. once, we had a problem we couldn't figure out so one of the architects got on our computer and showed us how to do it and she just flew through it
[QUOTE=Ajacks;46895039]I'll take pictures of my neighborhoods, give you an overview of my city. That'll be interesting, I'll take some of the lowest class, medium class and the rich of the city.[/QUOTE] Yeah, I'll do the same.
I started out in Architecture my freshman year of college. I had to switch due to health issues which meant I couldn't risk high stress environments. Now, though, I'm about to graduate with a psych degree, which is useless by itself. I was looking at masters' programs my university offers, and saw that there was a new program that allowed a master's degree in Architecture even if you didn't undergrad. I would really like to follow that career path, but I don't have any experience beyond video game level design. Any of you college or recent grads? What do you think? EDIT: I should mention that the health issue was remedied and isn't a concern any longer.
I actually major in Interior Architecture and Design. Here are some charcoal hand renderings of a design I made for a glasses shop on Madison Ave: [IMG_thumb]http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee266/rs2052/20141007_232711_zps89d67f94.jpg[/IMG_thumb] [IMG_thumb]http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee266/rs2052/20141007_232439_zps59e3af28.jpg[/IMG_thumb] The photos ain't that good, but you get the idea. Also you can't really tell but those renderings are big, the first one is 20X30in. I also have a mostly architecture blog featuring photos of off-beat architecture I took in NYC and on Long Island: [URL]http://verdorogreen.tumblr.com/[/URL]
[url=https://imgur.com/a/UVvOF]Metropolis Architecture[/url] [thumb]https://i.imgur.com/uQ3UKPR.jpg[/thumb] [url=http://imgur.com/a/XKMn3]RetroFuturism[/url] [thumb]http://i.imgur.com/bHfBTt6.jpg[/thumb]
[QUOTE=ep9832;46896229]I actually major in Interior Architecture and Design. Here are some charcoal hand renderings of a design I made for a glasses shop on Madison Ave:[IMG_thumb]http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee266/rs2052/20141007_232711_zps89d67f94.jpg[/IMG_thumb][IMG_thumb]http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee266/rs2052/20141007_232439_zps59e3af28.jpg[/IMG_thumb]The photos ain't that good, but you get the idea. Also you can't really tell but those renderings are big, the first one is 20X30in.I also have a mostly architecture blog featuring photos of off-beat architecture I took in NYC and on Long Island: [URL]http://verdorogreen.tumblr.com/[/URL][/QUOTE]I actually really like your style. You don't do prints, do you? I've always loved architectural renderings, they're an underrepresented art form. [editline]10th January 2015[/editline] [QUOTE=NanoSquid;46895175]I started out in Architecture my freshman year of college. I had to switch due to health issues which meant I couldn't risk high stress environments. Now, though, I'm about to graduate with a psych degree, which is useless by itself. I was looking at masters' programs my university offers, and saw that there was a new program that allowed a master's degree in Architecture even if you didn't undergrad. I would really like to follow that career path, but I don't have any experience beyond video game level design. Any of you college or recent grads? What do you think? EDIT: I should mention that the health issue was remedied and isn't a concern any longer.[/QUOTE] Completely baseless opinion here, since I'm a journalist and not an architect, but I think if that's something you want to do, you should go for it. It'd be tough to jump right into master's level classes with no prior experience, though, so I'd definitely look at picking up some of the beginner classes before starting the master's program.
I really love Soviet architecture. Everything from infrastructure, bunkers, to simple apartment blocks. I can't really put it into words, but there are some very specific and subtle motifs that I enjoy in some of them. [img]http://i.imgur.com/m4T7zpl.jpg[/img] [t]http://i.imgur.com/1qhENUb.jpg[/t] Sometimes my drawings are of related topics, most often made up. [img]http://i.imgur.com/LAsTaAz.jpg[/img] [img]http://i.imgur.com/VlcG4Mw.jpg[/img] [img]http://i.imgur.com/VcHLu8b.jpg[/img] [img]http://i.imgur.com/MkqZMsD.jpg[/img] [img]http://i.imgur.com/1rAk4pD.jpg[/img] [t]http://i.imgur.com/6ii2TJS.jpg[/t] [t]http://i.imgur.com/Ea8OtKM.jpg[/t] [t]http://i.imgur.com/VavOFAu.jpg[/t]
You know, the Soviets had a really interesting system for their national buildings. They'd have a contest inviting national and international architects to design the building, and then they'd sort of smash the top three or four choices into one final design. Modernism was still in its formative stages, so architects like Le Corbusier and Louis Kahn used these contests to gain some support and popularity in the USSR. The government liked the movement, and started consulting with predominantly modern architects for general construction. Eventually, modernism just sort of became the official style of the USSR.
i like architecture. I like it so much that I study architecture. Now my life has become architecture. somebody help
Apparently this is an unpopular opinion but I like brutalist architecture: [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/Buffalo_City_Court_Building,_1971-74,_Pfohl,_Roberts_and_Biggie_(8448022295).jpg[/IMG]
[QUOTE=eurocracy;46897245]Apparently this is an unpopular opinion but I like brutalist architecture: [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/Buffalo_City_Court_Building,_1971-74,_Pfohl,_Roberts_and_Biggie_(8448022295).jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] I can appreciate brutalist architecture in something like a videogame or movie, but in real life it's just depressing and unpleasant to be around.
I think it has its place, but it has to be done in such a way as to avoid being bland and dystopian. Greenery usually helps.
it's because 90% of brutalistic buildings are shit. It's the complete opposite of classicism in which humans are set as the scale.
Same goes for eastern block architecture, too. It can be cool when you look at it with an outsider's eye, but when you actually live around neighborhoods built in that style, you quickly grow to hate how grey and depressing it looks.
I'm waiting for Coursera to have a class on architecture. It's fascinating stuff, and I always find myself reading way into it whenever I find an article on it. Not gonna major in it or pay to study it at school, but it's something I want to learn more about. I'm a huge fan of "warm" minimalist architecture. I like the cold whites and grays typical of minimalist architecture, too (especially with snow). I can't stand when minimalists try to use gloss or curves, because it just ends up feeling flashy. Same goes for excessive wood paneling/tiling. Sheen and gloss are the shag carpets of modern minimalism. I prefer when old materials (raw brick/wood/concrete/stonework) are combined with sleek modern ones, and I love the raw simplicity of sharp edges and harsh corners. I'm also a big fan of brutalism. If you're going for imposing and scary, brutalist architecture serves that shit right up - some brutalist stuff is stunningly beautiful, almost in a scary way. Frank Lloyd Wright's houses are some of my all-time favorites, as well - harsh edges combined with classic materials that fit in to the environment. Falling Water is a masterpiece. Here's a few buildings/rooms I found on /r/ArchitecturePorn and /r/RoomPorn that I really, really like. [t]https://i.imgur.com/BkQ5ZQv.jpg[/t] [t]https://i.imgur.com/bPXI7Aw.jpg[/t] [t]https://i.imgur.com/H1bcvpP.jpg[/t] [t]https://i.imgur.com/RSq2nww.jpg[/t] [t]https://i.imgur.com/z5MKFIc.jpg[/t]
I think Brutalism, by nature of being an experimental subset of a completely new architectural movement, was more exploratory than final. It gave architects a way to try a completely new style, with completely new materials, and that's a cool idea. It really did push the boundaries, and eventually it was refined into Internationalism. It's not necessarily going to be inoffensive, and I don't think it has to be. If it's done well, people will respect it for that alone. I don't think it helps, though, that a lot of brutalist buildings aren't maintained well, and they don't age gracefully. A lot of these buildings were originally covered in a lighter stain and sealant which has since worn away, leaving lichens and other surface stains in their place. When they're not so run-down, they can look pretty good.
the "after war modernism" was a terrible time for good architecture. in many cases rationalism took over humanism which lead to some terrible modeling.
[QUOTE=.Isak.;46897294]I'm a huge fan of "warm" minimalist architecture. I like the cold whites and grays typical of minimalist architecture, too (especially with snow). I can't stand when minimalists try to use gloss or curves, because it just ends up feeling flashy. Same goes for excessive wood paneling/tiling. Sheen and gloss are the shag carpets of modern minimalism. I prefer when old materials (raw brick/wood/concrete/stonework) are combined with sleek modern ones, and I love the raw simplicity of sharp edges and harsh corners. [/QUOTE] I quite agree. I like minimalism a lot, but I also like a when a space is cozy and liveable, which can be best achieved by using the right materials and dimensions.
[QUOTE=Géza!;46897279]Same goes for eastern block architecture, too. It can be cool when you look at it with an outsider's eye, but when you actually live around neighborhoods built in that style, you quickly grow to hate how grey and depressing it looks.[/QUOTE] That's because brutalism isn't good at all for neighborhoods. It's amazing for military structures and shit that you want to awe people with, but if you're going to base the design for a place where humans live on an art style that almost inherently goes against classic values of aesthetics that humans like, you're terrible at picking designs. [t]https://i.imgur.com/W4lazlx.jpg[/t] [t]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/de/University_Library_at_Northwestern.jpg[/t] These are great examples of brutalism working well - and they're both libraries.
I also think color has a huge impact on how Brutalist architecture is received. If you look at some of Louis Kahn's later works, where he started experimenting with painted concrete, especially in the bright primaries and pastels, it really does liven up the otherwise flat, bland concrete slabs. You really do need a lot of greenspace and a lot of color to balance out the concrete. The reintroduction of wood and wood-composites, and a heavier reliance on glass in neo-brutalist works really helps break a lot of what makes brutalism imposing and depressing.
[QUOTE=woolio1;46897319]I also think color has a huge impact on how Brutalist architecture is received. If you look at some of Louis Kahn's later works, where he started experimenting with painted concrete, especially in the bright primaries and pastels, it really does liven up the otherwise flat, bland concrete slabs. You really do need a lot of greenspace and a lot of color to balance out the concrete.[/QUOTE] Absolutely - having a brutalist building surrounded by a concrete parking lot is going to look incredibly depressing and bland. Surrounding brutalist architecture with plants makes them incredibly appealing. The ivy growing on the top pic I posted looks phenomenal. If it were solid concrete with nothing but concrete surrounding it, it would look terrible. Glass is definitely a big part of it, too. Earlier brutalist buildings look like people just dug bomb shelters out of the ground and made them into towers. Newer ones look fantastic because they make use of large, open windows and more structural variety to add more textures and patterns instead of just "gray."
[QUOTE=.Isak.;46897308]That's because brutalism isn't good at all for neighborhoods.[/QUOTE] Ugh, tell me about it :v: [img]http://11.kerulet.ittlakunk.hu/files/ittlakunk/upload/article/196/gazdagret_0.jpg[/img]
[QUOTE=Géza!;46897332]Ugh, tell me about it :v: [IMG]http://11.kerulet.ittlakunk.hu/files/ittlakunk/upload/article/196/gazdagret_0.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] I'm not sure I'd call that Brutalism, though. That seems more along the lines of utilitarianism. While Brutalism is usually considered "big concrete boxes," there's often more deviation in form. [URL="http://www.archdaily.com/232766/ad-classics-holy-cross-church-in-chur-switzerland-walter-forderer/"]Take this, for instance.[/URL] [t]http://ad009cdnb.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/1336510309-1024px-kkh-chur-2.jpg[/t] [t]http://31.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly23siKlGH1qzglyyo1_1280.jpg[/t] [URL="http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=542259&page=88"]The Holy Cross Church[/URL] is considered one of the best examples of good Brutalist design, because it isn't too big, and it's not trying to be too uniform. It's a visually-interesting building, even though the palette is bland.
[QUOTE=woolio1;46897340]I'm not sure I'd call that Brutalism, though. That seems more along the lines of utilitarianism. While Brutalism is usually considered "big concrete boxes," there's often more deviation in form. [URL="http://www.archdaily.com/232766/ad-classics-holy-cross-church-in-chur-switzerland-walter-forderer/"]Take this, for instance.[/URL] [t]http://ad009cdnb.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/1336510309-1024px-kkh-chur-2.jpg[/t] [t]http://31.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly23siKlGH1qzglyyo1_1280.jpg[/t] [URL="http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=542259&page=88"]The Holy Cross Church[/URL] is considered one of the best examples of good Brutalist design, because it isn't too big, and it's not trying to be too uniform. It's a visually-interesting building, even though the palette is bland.[/QUOTE] the holy cross church is from my home :v: it's actually quite more interesting from the inside. As a kids we we're always playing around there, jumping from roof to roof since it was so "stacked"
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