Posts Tagged: Eisenman

Reflection on the ‘Eisenman: 80’ Symposium

While I really enjoyed the first section of the architecture symposium, ‘Discipline,’ most of it was over my head. I found it difficult to connect the four speakers’ talks to the the overarching theme. That being said, my favorite part

Reflection on the ‘Eisenman: 80’ Symposium

While I really enjoyed the first section of the architecture symposium, ‘Discipline,’ most of it was over my head. I found it difficult to connect the four speakers’ talks to the the overarching theme. That being said, my favorite part

Chair #1

In 2008, Formica Corporation, an Ohio-based corporation that produces surfacing materials, asked ten designers and architects to participate in the design of a collection of products made of their material, Formica. The only prompt was “design an object that people

Chair #1

In 2008, Formica Corporation, an Ohio-based corporation that produces surfacing materials, asked ten designers and architects to participate in the design of a collection of products made of their material, Formica. The only prompt was “design an object that people

Houses as Propaganda

It seems to me that housing complex projects of the 21st century always carry a sense of ideology, a message.  They have a great potential to be mediums for political propaganda: they can house large number of people, they can

Houses as Propaganda

It seems to me that housing complex projects of the 21st century always carry a sense of ideology, a message.  They have a great potential to be mediums for political propaganda: they can house large number of people, they can

Eisenman’s Boxes

I’ve always found Peter Eisenman’s architecture to be very reassuring in its geometric design, even if this geometric soundness does not translate over to functional soundness. I think a lot of modern architects attempt to push the envelope in design,

Eisenman’s Boxes

I’ve always found Peter Eisenman’s architecture to be very reassuring in its geometric design, even if this geometric soundness does not translate over to functional soundness. I think a lot of modern architects attempt to push the envelope in design,

Eisenman and Functionality

Peter Esienman was one of the most influential architects of the 20th century. As an architect, he was thought of as a deconstructivist, an anti-structuralist, and even one of the founding theorists of the postmodern movement. However, one cannot help

Eisenman and Functionality

Peter Esienman was one of the most influential architects of the 20th century. As an architect, he was thought of as a deconstructivist, an anti-structuralist, and even one of the founding theorists of the postmodern movement. However, one cannot help

Peter Eisenman and the University of Phoenix Stadium

When I think of sports stadiums, I do not think of architecture. I think of efficiency in cramming as many people as possible into a shell in order to allow then to actually see some event (concert, sports, speaker, etc.)

Peter Eisenman and the University of Phoenix Stadium

When I think of sports stadiums, I do not think of architecture. I think of efficiency in cramming as many people as possible into a shell in order to allow then to actually see some event (concert, sports, speaker, etc.)