ARCH 212 1nd Edition Lecture 29Outline of Last Lecture I. Villa MullerII. Le CorbusierIII. Robert Taylor HomesOutline of Current Lecture I. Antonio Sant’EliaII. Umberto BoccioniIII. Constantin MelnikovIV. Vladimir SukhovV. George Fred KeckVI. Rudolf SchindlerVII. Richard NeutraCurrent LectureI. Antonio Sant’Elia- Wanted to discover new technology in the military- Went to WWI and died at 28- Work only seen in drawings- Importance of the car/ transportation- Streets are like a network- La Citta Nuova (The New City)i. Speed is important featureii. Verticals and horizontals iii. Different meanings of transportation at different levelsiv. Emphasizes the infrastructurev. Celebrates power/electricity - Power Planti. Very horizontal, diagonal, and vertical shapesii. Not actually built- Casa a Gradinate (House with Set-backs)i. Part of La Citta Nuovaii. Exposes elevators that are linked to the building by bridgesThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- Train Station and Airporti. Part of La Citta Nuovaii. Where all transportation is built togetherII. Umberto Boccioni- Sculptor - Forms of continuity in space- Ripples of motion around a frameIII. Constantin Melnikov- Russian futurist- Soviet Pavilion for the Paris Exposition of Decorative Artsi. Tower serves as a signpostii. Celebrates technologyiii. Made out of wood and then covered in steeliv. Importance in circulationv. Dramatic angles- Architect’s Housei. Larger cylindrical and smaller cylindricalii. Idea of two intersection partsiii. Dialog between exterior and interioriv. Entrance in the small cylindricalv. House should be adapted and adaptablevi. Now is a public museum- Proposal for Ministry of Heavy Industryi. Apart of Soviet propaganda and grandeurii. Connection between transportation and the building- Rusakov Workers Clubi. Designed for people who worked on the trolleysii. Theater interioriii. Try to express the interest of transportation in the cityIV. Vladimir Sukhov- Sukhov Radio Toweri. Made of a lattice steel shellii. Sense of rotation/ helicaliii. Actually builtiv. Importance of motion and radio/informationV. George Fred Keck- House of Tomorrowi. In Chicago; expositionii. American Futurism- more domesticiii. Made of manufactured partsiv. Glass on all sidesv. Garage for car and airplaneVI. Rudolf Schindler- Lovell Beach House in Newport Beach, CAi. Horizontal windows address the beachii. Very geometric iii. Series of vertical columns that hold up extruded porchiv. View into living spaceVII. Richard Neutra- Lovell “Health” House in Newport Beach, CAi. Designs a whole complex ii. In the Hollywood Hillsiii. New idea of the villaiv. Exterior relates to the importance of the landscape*Key
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