4 Core Values

Community

The minute I saw this photo I knew wanted I it to represent the word community for this assignment. To me, community means a group of people joined together in some kind of unison for a common reason or cause. This picture shows how a group of people join together for something. These men look as if they're praying because they are bent to the ground and in the corner of the photo there are shoes placed. As an IARC community we all share common goals and interests. With these things in common it almost automatically unified all of us together and we now have our own small community.

Authenticity

I chose this picture to represent authentic because this photo shows the tomatoes as they are. This farmer had picked the tomatoes and there is something authentic about the fact that he has taken all his hard work and made something out of it. Leaving something as is and letting it be is what is authentic to me. Something that needs no changing to make it better is truly authentic

Innovation

When I think of innovation I think of motivation. In this photo a woman is standing up for her rights facing a crowd of men. Innovation is thought of as moving forward, maybe doing something that has never been thought of or done before. This woman had the innovation to do something and stand up to an existing law and change it because of her inspiring motivation.

Stewardship

I chose this photo to represent stewardship because stewardship is looked at as authority, being above someone for a specific reason. When I look at this I immediately associate it with a hierarchy and this mother taking stewardship over her baby. Even the arrangement of the photo shows the mother standing over her baby while the baby is innocent, and the mother is on watch for the safety of both of them. This photo shows stewardship at its best in my opinion.

Sketch Series 4

IAR 222: Point-Explorations

For me, the most influential and the era that made the biggest impression on me was the Gothic era. It seemed as though architects and designers were venturing through many explorations of design. I feel as though they took ideas from many past designs, such as creating the element of power by making the visitor feel small when walking through the space, much like the Hypostyle Hall in Egypt. One could also say that the Gothic Cathedrals borrowed the idea of axial progression from the hypostyle because

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of the long similar floor plan. Typically at one end of the building is the entrance and exit doors, while the "destination area" or alter usually is at the other end, to supports the idea of a journey through the space which gives everyone an incredible and amazing experience. Architects of this era also created huge detailed with ornament arches, featuring clerestory windows. The exploration of columns put in basically every possible place added to the feeling of being small and in an enormous place. It seems as though there was an extensive amount of architectural elements put into the Gothic Cathedrals, such as flying buttresses, vaults, and arches. You could say that it is alike to the Baroque style in that way by cramming many different and alike elements into one space. I personally think that the Gothic era does so in a tasteful way though, and it is pleasing to the eye because all of the elements are somewhat related and look alike.

IAR 222: Reading Comprehension 7

The collection I was assigned to and analyzed was “In the Studio”. Overall, all of the works were related in some way. I noticed that all of them were either drawn in a form of pencil or pen, which gave them all a very personal feel, as if you drew them. All of the drawings were very intriguing because of the relaxed feel they set off. The work I chose to analyze was “Dancer With Red Headband” by Paul Cadmus. This particular piece of work was completed in crayon, which to me feels very personal and satisfying. I enjoy when a drawing isn’t just extravagant and complicated, but simple and touching, which I believe is the most effective. The drawing included a lot of hatching and cross-hatching. “There are four degrees of integration…four degrees of relief, and four strengths of shadow” (The Essentials of Classicism, Summerson). I feel that this picture uses all of those rules and applies them well, by the way the dancer is laying, from the hatching being the shadows, to the relief the picture gives you by looking at it, in more literal terms. The reason I chose to draw my diagram in this way is because it mimics the way the dancer is laying. He is relaxed, and looking like he is brainstorming, but the way he is laying shows his grace and poise. Even his pose contains fluidity, which is the main goal of a dancer, is to be fluid and have every motion flow into the next. This piece of work caught my eye the most out of the other drawings because it is like a moment frozen in time. I feel that everyone can relate to this feeling and emotion the dancer is having. He could be overcome by exhaustion, creative intake, or just day dreaming. I like to think it is all three because the drawing is so beautiful I feel it captures every essence of each of those things. I feel as though all of the drawings tie together in a way that, yes, they do lok like they were a start of a new idea in a studio, something the artist thought up and had to put down on paper so that the idea would not be lost.

Reading Comprehension 6: IAR 222

1.) Art Nouveau was seen widely across many countries, mainly throughout bigger cities. This form of architecture was specifically influenced by the fine arts of that time which was around the 1880's. Art Nouveau was seen in Spain during this time, specifically in Barcelona because this area was an industrial center. This style of architecture sports the line, whether curving or straight. The lines in Art Nouveau create dynamic movement throughout the inside and outside of a space, depending on where the main focus is. The buildings that showcase Art Nouveau in Barcelona so well are the buildings that include a lot of decoration on the outside by making the surface of that building interesting to look at, which makes you want to go inside.

http://www.spain-holiday.com/luxuryapartments-barcelona.html

http://www.universpain.com/Spanish/Barcelona.php

Another country that displays Art Nouveau well is Belgium. This style came about in Brussels because King Leopold wanted to change the city's

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appearance with something fresh and new, but at the same time elegant. The main design goal I have noticed with this era of architecture is that it all seems to be integrated from the outside in to the lines all being cohesive with each other. Iron work also became very popular in Belgium on railings and just simply as decoration.

2.) Modern, to me, is clean simple lines, with little decoration, and the bare minimum needed for functionality. The idea of "machine for loving" is a great annotation for modernism, because many architects started designing buildings and homes with the idea of modernism. No evidence of historical style is typically present in modernism. Flexibility is also a key feature of modernism. When I think of modernism a specific chair comes to mind, which is the ZigZag chair. It shows how one material can be

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used to make a useful and functional item, with only four lines needed. This is one of the best examples of "less is more" and form follows function.

3.) http://www.channel4.com/4homes/architecture/our-favourite-buildings/george-clarke-s-five-favourite-buildings-08-10-22_p_5.html

This interior was designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. This is a spitting image of how our first thought of a modern interior consists of mostly black and white. Although it is appealing to the eye it does not look very livable but only by the most minimalists standards. The dividing wall is also a key aspect I think of when I think of a modern interior.

Reflections Summary

I absolutely love how to Anna, the reflections unit is all about bringing in a new style, overusing it, and then "eatting it" by this she means wanting it gone. This is true for many things in the world, such as fashion, dance, and hobbies. In this unit she explains that by architecture looking back to the older styles and then re-using them in a whole new way is how the world reflectd back to its roots and where the first forms of architecture took place. It may be something even as little as re0using the idea of the building and not only appearance elements, but the idea behind it, such as axial progression.

Kara focuses strongly on the American revolution and how we looked back at the classical styles, just as Anna said. The Americans looked back at what they already knew, and put a twist on it according to opinions. If the architect liked French design but already had a basis of English architecture, it is very obvious to see those elements in the plan and in the interior, such as Monticello. Kara provides good quotes just as Anna did. She challenges " Should we look forward, or look back?".

Jenni elaborates on the fact that the Americans used what they had, meaning they looked back at their roots and went from there to create their styles or architecture and design, with still having that presence of English Architecture, which is especially still noticeable in northern states till this day. Jenni sheds light on the fact that what was going on in America in past centuries is completely reflected in American architecture as well. I like her point that when women's rights were activated architecture seemed to start softening as if there was a woman's opinion present.

Alternatives Summary

In the alternatives section Michelle did a great job at explaining how during the Renaissance the horizontal aspect of a building was thriving. This is very true because everything about man being the main focus was centered around everything, and in this case architecture. She touched on the ideas of "having a presence, scaling to human size, and controlling the view" which all explain what a horizontal layout of a building does. Her alternatives summary is all about breaking rules and defining new possibilities, which is, in my opinion, what happened during the Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque eras.

As for Nikki, her alternatives summary is also about rules and why we need them, or why we don't. She explains that the reason we have some of the most amazing buildings we have today is mostly because the designers of these buildings did not follow rules, but imagined and designed a space they felt would impress and make an impression, which they did. She explains that without breaking the rules we would not move forward, but would be stuck in a rut. I like idea about the Baroque period and how she feels that it was all based on classical and then "turned upside down". If you look at a building such as Amelianburg, this is very true because the structure itself has classical elements, but then is exaggerated to the extreme, but still in order. She says that Baroque is all about the movement and being in the presence of that movement while it is happening and classicism is about being symmetrical and somewhat of a still picture.

Dajana clarifies that this unit is rebellious, just like Michelle and Nikki do. She explains that Baroque was more rebellious than the Renaissance styler period by Baroque going beyond the limits and borders with no rules and appearing to be never ending. It brings the outside in by unifying nature with an interior of a building. She explains that the Renaissance has an overall idea of how to be perceived and breaks the rules of the classicism but still plays it safe. The Gothic period is whole other story because it is very obvious if a building was built during that time, by all of them keeping the idea of shooting towards the heavens and giving you a feeling of strength and power when you walk in. These buildings make you feel inferior and overwhelmed.