DESIGN – RESEARCH TASK “The Bauhaus was one of the first colleges of design. It came into being from the merger of the Weimar Academy of Arts and the Weimar School of Arts and Crafts” (Unknown author‚ www.google web page source withheld) The word ‘Bauhaus’ literally means ‘house of construction’ in German. The Bauhaus School was founded by Walter Gropius. Its original building was in Weimar‚ Germany where it started in 1919. He is the main reason for all its influences and the great impact
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Can modern architecture and traditional architecture concur? Nowadays‚ traditional ways of performing tasks are fading and very few parts of it still exists‚ now all types of machinery with the help of technology have been invented to make work easier for human beings. (7Ranchise 2011) Architecture has been divided into many categories to fit our life styles in a particular time at a particular place. (7Ranchise 2011) The main two well-known ways of recognising these are: Modern Architecture and
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BAUHAUS Influences of the style The Bauhaus style is a very sleek and modern-looking design. It is greatly influenced by geometric shapes such as rectangles‚ squares‚ triangles‚ etc. It mainly uses black and white with flashes of bright colours‚ especially red‚ yellow and blue. The Bauhaus style focuses on a unique and modern style using straight edges and smooth‚ slim forms. The term Bauhaus comes from the art school in Germany founded in 1919 by Walter Gropius‚ where this type of style and design
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parts of it have been preserved. Architecture has been broken down into many categories to fit the lifestyle of people in a particular place at a particular time. The two main ways of recognising these are; Modern architecture and traditional architecture. Modern architecture is known as the movement of architecture that began in the 20th century‚ it is also architecture that is characterised by the simplification of forms and subtraction of ornaments‚ modern architecture can be some of the most futuristic
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ARTH 372-01 MODERN ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN PLANNING Department of Art and Art History College of William and Mary Fall 2012 M‚ W: 2:00 – 3:20 in 201 Andrews Prof. Sibel Z. Sayek Office: 109C Andrews Hall Hours: M‚ W 3:30 – 4:30 (and by appointment) E-mail: ssayek@wm.edu Phone: 221-2527 Course site: http://blackboard.wm.edu COURSE DESCRIPTION This course offers an overview of influential ideas and paradigmatic developments in the architecture and urbanism of the modern era from the Enlightenment (c
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Syllabus for Architecture and Planning (AR) City planning: Evolution of cities; principles of city planning; types of cities & new towns; planning regulations and building byelaws; eco-city concept; sustainable development. Housing:Concept of housing; neighbourhood concept; site planning principles; housing typology; housing standards; housing infrastructure; housing policies‚ finance and management; housing programs in India; self help housing. Landscape Design: Principles of landscape design
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Modern Architecture and the Modern City- Barbican‚ London Chamberlin‚ Powel and Bon had very little experience being architects‚ after giving up teaching at Kingston University‚ they formed a partnership to tackle the challenge of the Barbican project. Between 1954 and 1968 Chamberlin‚ Powel and Bon (CP & B) created four finished plans which was later modified to a further fifth plan. However with the complexity of the scheme seven official plans were drawn up over this time. With each plan
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The Bauhaus Manifesto called for a new architecture that made no distinction between monumental and decorative art. New architecture is brought upon by a turn to a technical civilization and a design style that is based on honesty of thought and feeling. Architecture is all around us‚ and its future developments are based on the way our society consistently is advancing. A fusion of terms such as “functionalism” and “fitness for purpose =beauty” have caused an ignorance of architecture to stand
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The Bauhaus was the first model of the modern art school. The Bauhaus curriculum combined theoretic education and practical training in the educational workshops. It drew inspiration from the ideals of the revolutionary art movements and design experiments of the early 20th century. A woodcut (shown right) depicted the idealized vision of Walter Gropius‚ a "cathedral" of design. Bauhaus 1919-33 The Bauhaus began with an utopian definition: "The building of the future" was to combine all the arts
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The Bauhaus Design Movement The Bauhaus is one of the most important Design Movements in the twentieth century. It took place in Germany of the 1920s and early 1930s‚ the period of the Weimar Republic‚ an area considered one of the birthplaces of the Modern Movement in architecture and design. The impact of the horrible experiences in the First World War‚ poverty and inflation created a new consciousness‚ which influenced strongly Design‚ Architecture and Art. This was the age of the Bauhaus‚ a
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