Theory Of Design

Works of Louis Sullivan, Frank L Wright, Walter Gropius, Mies Van der Rohe, Le Corbusier.  Expressionism, PostModernism , Deconstructivism, Brutalism.

Concise Presentations

Form

https://frontdesk.co.in/theory-of-design/theory-of-design-form/

Louis Sullivan

https://frontdesk.co.in/theory-of-design/louis-sullivan/

Frank L Wright

https://frontdesk.co.in/theory-of-design/frank-lloyd-wright/

Walter Gropius

https://frontdesk.co.in/theory-of-design/walter-gropius/

Mies Van der  Rohe

https://frontdesk.co.in/theory-of-design/mies-van-der-rohe/

Le Corbusier

Maison La Roche-Jeanneret, Villa Stein, Villa at Carthage, Villa Savoye

Le Corbusier

I M PEI

I M PEI

Brutalism

Architect : Erno Goldfinger , Louis Kahn,

Brutalism

Purism

Purism

Expressionism

Bruno Taut’s Alpine Architecture , Hermann Finsterlin’s Formspiels, Erich Mendelsohn  

Expressionism

Post Modernism

Charles Moore, Robert Venturi, Philippe Johnson, Hans Hollein, James Stirling

Post-modernism Architecture

Deconstructivism

Bernhard Tschumi, Zaha Hadid, Peter Eisenman, Rem Koolhaas

Deconstructivism

Circulation Elements   Circulation elements, The building approach, The building entrance,Configuration of path, the sequence of space Path & space relationship, edges , nodes and termination of path, Form of the circulation space, corridor , balconies , galleries , stairs , rooms.  

Circulation Elements

Principles of Architecture

Scale and Proportion system (Golden Ratio 1.618), axis , symmetry , hierarchy , rhythm , datum and transformation.

Principles of Architecture

Interdependence in Architecture

Interdependence of form , function , space and structure (materialization) Structural Requirements,Structure Types, Post and Beam Structures, Arches and Vaulted Halls,Domes, Portal Frames,Trusses,Space Frames,Folded Roofs,Shells, Tensile Structures, Design Strategies,Selection Of The Generic Type Of Structure, Selection Of Structural Material.

Interdependence in Architecture

Elements Of Design

Points , Line, Plane etc.

Analogy : Architecture and Film

De Stijl movement – Piet Mondrian

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