The Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park was designed by Louis Kahn in October 17‚ 2012 to celebrate the four freedoms articulated in his 1941 State of the Union address. The architecture attracts me during the lecture because of its materials‚ such as the granite that fits in the skyline and the river nearby. The granite also creates mass to provide the occupants a feeling of stability although the architecture is on the island surrounded by water. The massive structure also connotate how important
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Brutalist architecture is like an overbearing‚ person of authority. It’s oppressive‚ totalitarian style is a “no nonsense” attempt to bring wealth‚ efficiency and strong community living to areas. Although the initial intension was good‚ many structures are much too large and do not harmonize well with the area. Massive amounts of concrete were used to construct these unpolished fortresses‚ which is bad for the environment. This style of architecture was popular in the 1960’s and 1970’s and used
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Herrera is an artist who is inspired by the principles of Bauhaus regarding shape‚ form and colour. This is shown in her work‚ which will be furtherly discussed in this essay in relation to Bauhaus. Bauhaus influence on Carmen herrera can be seen from the simplicity and the combination of colour in the work she did along the years. Carmen Herrera says‚ “My quest is for the simplest of pictorial resolutions” (2012). With the impact of Bauhaus and one’s imagination‚ in Herrera’s work one can see how
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Financial Analysis Report Bauhaus & I.T (Financial year 2010/2011) Content 1) Summary 2) Company background 3) Industry outlook 4) Ration analyses 5) Limitation on analyses of ratio 6) Forecast of the company’s future prospect 7) Conclusion 1) Summary Bauhaus and I.T are the two fashion retail store company to be compared in this report. These two companies present the similarity on the brand image (unique multi-brand) and share the resembling
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Option 3- Typography Bauhaus movement Typography is to make language visible by using techniques of arranging type with Artistic effect. The new form of typography was formed in 1923‚ it began in Russia and Holland and Crystalized at Bauhaus. During twentieth century typographical world gained a graphic expression‚ it enabled the designers to vision and develop functional and expressive visual communication‚ where as the old typography constrict creativity. During 1900s the traditional typography
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DISCUSS SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN GROPIUS’S BAUHAUS SCHOOL AND AALTO’S PAIMIO SANATORIUM BAUHAUS PAIMIO SANATORIUM A. Bauhaus - Use rectangle shape to divide the area for different function. Paimio Sanatorium - Different angle to separate different areas like doctors’ wing and lounge for different function. B. Bauhaus - Use steel‚ concrete and glass without any old style design. No old style design in Bauhaus building Paimio Sanatorium - Employ classical
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you can make sure that it appeals to that group of people. 5.What were the principles of the Bauhaus movement? The principles of the Bauhaus movement was unity of form and function and promoted working together as one. The Bauhaus created items that had uniformity and the designs were simplistic. The Bauhaus designed furniture and used materials that were not commonly used at that time. The Bauhaus also designed a building that was clean‚ simple‚ and was made of concrete and glass. It was
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My aim with this essay is to describe the modernism époque as well as some of the artworks from artists who lived and had a close relation with that period‚ with a fulfilling understanding of the concepts and ideas created. I will emphasis on the Bauhaus period followed by the Expressionism period highlighting Kandinsky and his painting “Composition VII”. Then I will explain the De Stijl movement subsequently Rietveld and his design “The Red Blue chair”. Afterwards I will describe Coco Chanel and
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Aspects of all the avant-garde movements contributed to the emergence of expressionism. Expressionism refers to art that is the result of the artist’s unique inner or personal vision that often has an emotional dimension. This contrasts with art focused on the visual description of the empirical world. This was a rejection of Renaissance sensibilities that had governed the western art world for the previous 500 years. The term expressionism was popularized in the avant-garde journal Der Strum
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Modernism developed during the early twentieth century; it was the beginning of a rising stylist change. Old styles were rejected with new forms of art leading to a continuous revolution. Artists‚ designers and architects around Europe began believing that industrial mass production and technological growth would guide them into the new century. Persisting with these innovative components‚ transformed the way artists‚ designers and general society to think‚ experience and express in a new way; affecting
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