MODULE 7

1. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.

2. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text?

3. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of Architecture?

4. Why did you choose the films that you watched?

Frank Lloyd Wright

Innovator- brought people out of their simple boring box homes into open floor plans and wide open horizontal spaces. This is now known as Prairie Style
Nature- Designed homes to suit landscape, they seemed to "grow out of the land". Harmony was important. Inspired by the landscape of prairies with horizontal lines.
Experience- Entering the home was a unique experience. Re-think the organization of the house, for example the front door is no longer located in the middle of the face of the home. This frees up space for large windows.

Frank Gehry

Process-  Architect creates things based on feelings and experiences at that moment. Constantly evolving, none of the final projects are the same.

-Functional and sculptural
-buildings interact with human responses, expresses ore evoke feeling.
-saw houses as boxes, lifeless and cold. His buildings react against that.
-The architect is now an artist, he considers how people will react to his "work"

In comparison to the videos, the textbook started off focusing on construction with historical examples and vocabulary words. This provided a base understanding of structure before moving into the specific purpose of each method later in the chapter. The chapter seemed to move in a linear fashion as it progressed.  It seemed as though architecture has always been partly influenced by art. The two videos I selected were more focused on specific "artists" or architects. There wasn't as much historical context. This is also why I chose these videos. I have a basic understanding of architecture and its history and wanted to get more specific. They were both informative and i liked how many other people spoke about the individual instead of it just being a narrative. It opened my eyes to different processes or perspectives of architectural design.