21 September 2015 Synopsis No 1: MODERNISM Name: 1. Tan Wei How 2. Teh Xue Kai 3. Vendy William 4. Yap Zhong Lin Text: The Architect and the Machine Author: Frank Lloyd Wright Year Written: 1927 Purpose of the theory (Please tick X; you may tick more than one box) x x
Identifying an issue or problem within the contemporary context Analyzing an architecture to identify a problem or solve a problem Solving an issue in a broader context outside of architecture: presenting a theory/manifesto Solving an issue within the context of architecture: presenting a design method Solving an issue within the context of architecture: presenting a theory Others:
Please complete the following: What are the issues addressed? What are the design methods/strategy/theories proposed?
-machine makes soulless products -composition without integrity -no intimate relation to human understanding -use of machine enslave humanity -control and understand -architecture has a spiritual sense that can be interpreted as the integral quality
Relate the text to architectural/urban forms by illustrating one key image. Justify the selection.
INSTITUT DU MONDE ARABE Machine can be a problem and also a solution This building uses the technology to control the light penetration and ventilation and also brings out the arab culture