ARCH 212 1nd Edition Lecture 22Outline of Last Lecture I. MonticelloII. Academically Village: University of Virginia Outline of Current Lecture I. Tower of BabelII. Singer BuildingIII. Larkin BuildingIV. Monadnock BuildingV. Woolworth BuildingVI. Mayer StoreVII. Nebraska State CapitolVIII. Daniel BurnhamIX. Flat Iron BuildingX. Equitable BuildingXI. Philadelphia Saving Fund SocietyCurrent LectureI. Tower of Babel- Illustrated by Pieter Bruegel the Elder- Idea of build structures so large that they collapse- Different languages presents different approaches to building tall structuresII. Singer Building- Located in New York City; built in 1906 and demolished in 1968- Was the tallest building in New York- Represents the identity of commerce or power of commercial interest- Competition among different interests of buildings- Conflict between commerce and urbanismIII. Larkin Building- Located in Buffalo, New York; built in 1904 and demolished in 1950- Commercial- manufactured soapi. Had the most advanced means of manufacturing and distributing products (mail order)These 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.ii. The clerks were mainly women- Placed entrances at different axises to create experiences- Interior: atrium in the center with a skylight - Superiors were able to look down at the workers from the higher floors- Tried to give the workers a home like environment- Defined corners on the exterior- important for generating aspects for the interior- Air circulation: flows throughout the building then down to the basement where it is cleansed by water and then is moved upward throughout the buildingIV. Monadnock Building- Located in Chicago, IL; built in 1889- Designed by John Wellborn Root and Daniel Burnham- After the Chicago Fire- new technologyi. Load barrering technologyii. Wall splays out smoothlyiii. Brick in cast with buildingiv. Dialog for making building contemporaryv. Dialog between history/past and contemporary- Very slender to allow light V. Woolworth Building- Located in New York; built in 1913- Commercial interest within the city- Gothic in stylei. Transition between religious and commercial- Progressively shorter as you go up- Defining urban terms with vision of gothic cathedral- Interior: grand lobby effectVI. Mayer Store- Also called the Carson-Pirie Scott Store; now a Target- Located in Chicago, IL; 1899-1904- Improvements in iron/steel industry- Steel frame and reinforced concrete- Grid on the exteriori. The two sides of the building meet at the intersection of a column- Idea of the windowi. Mainly for central light and air circulationii. Recession of the windows makes them to appear like their floating VII. Nebraska State Capitol- Designed by Bertram Goodhue- Located in Lincoln, NE; built in 1920- Idea of a central tower that dominates the skylineVIII. Daniel Burnham- Landscape around the Washington Monumenti. The tallest thing in DC because of the height restrictions (no more than 12stories tall)- Boulevard scheme for Chicagoi. Height restriction (uniform)ii. Wide streets with roundabouts- Scheme for Chicago City Hall (unbuilt)i. Like the Capitol in DC- Scheme for a roundabout in front of Union Station in DCIX. Flat Iron Building- Located in New York City at the intersection of Broadway - Designed by Daniel Burnham- Creates a wedge shaped building because of the street layout- Tops the building with a dramatic corniceX. Equitable Building- Located in New York City- Completely fills the block- Left a sliver of space in between the building for light and air- Calculus on lot on how building was defined and its cuts backs- Legal restrictions on size and height of buildingsXI. Philadelphia Saving Fund Society- Designed by William Lescaze and George Howe- Located in Philadelphia, PA- Bank building in a bank block- Philadelphia had height restrictions but changed them- Corporate logo on the top- Now the Loews Hotel- Interior: materiality with different marbles and other materials*Key
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