5 Oct 2015 Synopsis No 2: POST-MODERNISM Name: 1. Tan Wei How 2. Teh Xue Kai 3. Vendy William 4. Yap Zhong Lin Text: Learning from Las Vegas: The Forgotten Symbolism of Architectural Form Author: Robert Venturi, Denise Scott Brown, Steven Izenour Year Written: 1972 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?
Crawford Manor-over using expressive architectural element to make building look interesting -reject denotative ornaments and the rich tradition iconography in historical architecture Creative but meaningless Guild House-over relying conventional method of doing architectural element(window) Symbolic but boring -make the conventional elements used slightly unique through -distortion in shape -change in scale -change in context -achieve a balance between symbolism and expressionism
Relate the text to architectural/urban forms by illustrating one key image. Justify the selection.
GUGGENHEIM BILBAO Although the metallic form of the exterior looks almost floral from above, from the ground the building more closely resembles a boat, evoking the past industrial life of the port of Bilbao.