ARCH 212 1nd Edition Lecture 33Outline of Last Lecture I. Case Study HousesII. Donnell GardenIII. Alvar AaltoIV. Kimbell Art MuseumV. Peter CookVI. Constant NiewenhuysVII. Benedatta TagliabueVIII. Habitat 67Outline of Current LectureI. Old Las VegasII. Arroyo Seco FreewayIII. Learning From Las VegasIV. Guild HouseV. Venturi HouseVI. Williams College Museum of Art (addition)VII. Parc de la VilletteVIII. Institute of Contemporary ArtCurrent LectureI. Old Las Vegas- Issue of sustainability i. Water circulationii. Electricity usage- Urban consideration for signagei. Sign is more important than the architectureii. Tied to way sign communicates with the cityiii. Different perceptions of speedII. Arroyo Seco Freeway- Also called the Pasadena Freeway or 110- Tunnel connection from Los Angeles to Pasadena- First limited access freeway; 4 lanesThese 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.- Express how perception of urban spaces are changingi. Compression in space at fast speedsIII. Learning From Las Vegas- Published and documented by Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown- Discusses importance of signage and how it addresses the street- Kind of sociology; idea that state sponsored ideas are less favorable- Structure doesn’t explain building completely- Diagram of Los Vegas main street- relation of hotels, casinos, and retail- Looked at Filippo Raguzzini’s Piazza Sant’Ignazio in Romei. Modern technology with historic buildingii. Celebrates the Baroque style and contradictions- Concept of signage/symbolismi. Duck Building- ornate becomes the architectureii. In contrast with building with a signpostIV. Guild House- Designed by Robert Venturi and Denise S. Brown- Located in Philadelphia- Retirement facility for Quaker community- Baroque façade- symmetric- Focus on the center- public spaceV. Venturi House- Designed by Robert Venturi and Denise S. Brown- Commissioned for Robert’s mother- Idea that the road goes through the house creating open space- Experience of driving by- Illogical ornament - Importance of attic space- Interior spaces unfold as you walk throughVI. Williams College Museum of Art (addition)- Located in Williamstown, Massachusetts- Designed by Charles Moore- “ironic” columns- not structural at all; illusion of floating cornice- Interior: staircase and bridges can come from different directionsVII. Parc de la Villette- Located in Paris- Designed by Bernard Tschumi- Places markers to make a rectangulinear grid- Features varies follies*- Concept of deconstructionism*VIII. Institute of Contemporary Art- Located in Boston, Massachusetts- Designed by Elizabeth Diller and Ricardo Scofidio*Key TermsFolly- non purposeful building usually in a garden or public spaceDeconstructionism- development of postmodern architecture that is a form of semiotic analysis.It is characterized by fragmentation, an interest in manipulating a structure's surface, skin, non-rectilinear shapes which appear to distort and dislocate elements of architecture, such as structure and
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