OLD NARRATIVE: MODERNIST FUTURE
NEW NARRATIVE: CLASSICAL PAST
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The Triumphal Arch is a recognizable architectural form that has been reduced to an idiomatic expression. Initially a Roman construction in cities that were conquered by the empire during its expansion for a procession through, many original Roman arches are scattered across Europe and tell a story about where Romans had once conquered centuries ago. Today, the form has been co-opted by more recent governments to legitimize history and their sovereignty in their cities. Everyone has one, and thus they have become generic and empty symbols.
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CREATING LEGITIMACY
Skopje, North Macedonia 2014
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London, England; 1830
New Delhi, India; 1931
St. Petersburg, Russia; 1829
Pyongyang, North Korea; 1982
Brussels, Belgium; 1880
Vientiane, Laos; 1968
New York City; 1892
Paris, France; 1836
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University,
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CENTRAL POST OFFICE
ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION SYSTEM OPERATOR
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CENTER
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The following chapter elaborates on models of various types that I constructed for this project. Some of these served me as a learning tool to better understand elements of the city, others are a means of critique of the appropriation of style and aesthetics, and others are projective works which seek to test and study legibility, meaning, and satire in the built environment. I do not seek or propose any of these as a design solution so much as a series of studies which complimented my research process.
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PROJECT SCHEDULE
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STUDYING THROUGH MODELS
Alignment with Traditional Aesthetic Tastes
Legibility of Meaning
Model Making has allowed me to explore the tools of a designer and how these are both powerful yet restricted in terms of communicating meaning, narrative, and political ideas. Ultimately, architects, designers, and politicians alike are complicit in the dissemination of ideology. As a collection, these models fall on a spectrum of legibility and also aesthetic value. However, as each gains attributes, it also loses other value.
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