SYNOPSIS 1 [URBANISM]

The Highline, New York.

WHAT ARE THE ISSUE ADDRESSED?

HOW PUBLIC SPACES ARE AFFECTED BY SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT

LOCATION OF PUBLIC SPACES ARE NOT PLANNED TO PROVIDE SOCIAL INTERACTIONS

DESIGN STRATEGIES PROPOSED

-BY IMPLEMENTING MEETING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH PUBLIC SPACES WHICH PROVIDES ACTIVITIES

-PUBLIC SPACES SECLUDED FROM THE HUSTLE & BUSTLE OF THE CITY

-FEATURES ENCOURAGING HUMAN ACTIVITIES

-TO PROMOTE ACTIVITIES IN SUCH PLACES : GARDENS, SITTING AREA & KIOSKS

THE HIGHLINE, NEW YORK

-PUBLIC SPACES DESIGN FOR MEETING POSSIBILITIES AMONG THE COMMUNITY

-ALLOWS HIGH CONTACT INTENSITY AMONG PASSER-BY

-ACTIVITIES SUCH AS PICNIC, STREET & ART PERFORMANCE

-HAS A DEGREE OF SEPERATION FROM THE CITY STREETS DOWN BELOW

SYNOPSIS 2 [MODERNISM]

The Robie House.

WHAT ARE THE ISSUE ADDRESSED?

WHAT IS STYLE?

LACKING INDIVIDUALISM

DESIGN STRATEGIES PROPOSED

-BRING OUT NATURE OF MATERIALS

-NATURE SHOULD INTEGRATE WITH THE BUILDING

-BUILDING SHOULD GROW FROM ITS SITE

THE ROBIE HOUSE

-PRAIRIE STYLE

-USES NATURAL MATERIALS TO MIMIC THE LANDSCAPE

- ITS STRUCTURE USES BRICKS WHICH BLENDS WITH THE SURROUNDING

SYNOPSIS 3 [POST MODERN]

Times Square, New York.

ISSUE / (S)

SIGN IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN ARCHITECTURE

SIGN AS A SYMBOL

SYMBOL DOMINATES SPACE

DESIGN STRATEGIES

SIGNS IDENTIFIES BUILDINGS

THROUGH FORM, POSITION AND SHAPE

SYMBOLIC CONNECTIONS

COMMUNICATING FROM FAR AWAY

BUILDING AS A SIGN

TIMES SQUARE, NEW YORK.

SIGNS ARE PART OF THE FACADE

SIGNS ARE USED AS VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS

SIGNS AS LANDMARKS

SYNOPSIS 4 [PHENOMENOLOGY]

Beijing National Stadium.

ISSUE / (S)

MEANING TO ARCHITECTURE

MEANING PORTRAYING ARCHITECTURE

DESIGN STRATEGIES

ARCHITECTURE IS GIVEN MEANING BY PEOPLE

MEANING CAN BE MULTIVALENT

REINFORCEMENT OF MEANING

BEIJING NATIONAL STADIUM.

BIRD’S NEST STADIUM

BUILDING EXTERIOR AS A HUGE NEST

CHAOTIC STEEL BEAMS STRUCTURE

REPRESENTATION OF A FOREST

MEANING REINFORCED BY CONTEXT AND NAME