Architecture

[Yazou]

Call me old school, but I prefer much older architectural pieces, however these Japanese know their stuff well, especially when it comes to bridges and suspended pieces.

[Shotokan_Karate]

for the architecture in my opinion, and as many architects say... its a commutative experience, and it mainly depends on the mentality of the person himself.
For tadao Ando,, he dedicated his life for Reading.. yes reading for many years, he traveled a lot and experienced many life-styles.

Interesting!

I always find myself drawn to the kind of lifestyle, or in this instance, architecture, born from the concept of uniting traditional values with contemporary trends. If grasped with conscience and an open mind, one finds the two can coexist harmoniously and complement each other rather well.

Even more interesting info Br Eyad but that doesn't answer my question. I'm intrigued about Ando's licencing. How did he fill in his application: years of reading and travel?? Or is it simply because the acquisition of an architects' licence at that time (or specifically in Japan) wasn't too rigorous in the academic or the professional requirements for practice department?

[Shotokan_Karate]

Call me old school, but I prefer much older architectural pieces, however these Japanese know their stuff well, especially when it comes to bridges and suspended pieces.

Old school!

[eyad]

yeah, i know and i read about him that he spent years of reading and traveling as i said before...
the very important thing that he devoted many of years just for reading.
this is the point im talking about, however, he travelled alot, as he mentioned in many interviews.
does that satisfy Yazou !!
hope so

[Yazou]

Old school!

[piccolomondo]

... His Prairie houses use themed, coordinated design elements (often based on plant forms) that are repeated in windows, carpets and other fittings. He made innovative use of new building materials such as precast concrete blocks, glass bricks and zinc cames (instead of the traditional lead) for his leadlight windows, and he famously used Pyrex glass tubing as a major element in the Johnson's Wax building. Wright was also one of the first architects to design and install custom-made electric light fittings, including some of the very first electric floor lamps, and his very early use of the then-novel spherical glass lampshade (a design previously not possible due to the physical restrictions of gas lighting).

I consider FLW a genious for his time, bringing the natural light into the buildings.
Love the Prairie style and his stained glasses.


Waiting for your lectures about:
Oscar Niemeyer [wiki]

and Charles Rennie Mackintosh [wiki]

[eyad]

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here is a well known complex habitant (1964-1967).....
Called Habitat 67 - which is situated in Montreal-Canada.
HABITAT 67

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It's done by Moshe Safdie, , C.C., B.Arch., LL.D. , F.R.A.I.C., FAIA (born July 14, 1938) is an architect and urban designer. He was born in the town of Haifa in what was then the British Mandate of Palestine, now Israel. He moved with his family to Montreal, Canada when he was a teenager, a move he disliked as a dedicated Zionist and socialist.


more info...
Moshe Safdie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


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Housing details & information..

The actual housing area contains 158 housing units in 20 types, ranging from a 1-bedroom 600 ft. square unit to a 4-bedroom house of 1,700 sq. ft. The houses were put together by the use of 354 modular construction units, each 17'6" by 38'6" by 10' high, precast of concrete. After casting, the modular units were taken to a finishing area, where kitchens, bathrooms, window frames, insulation, fixtures, etc. were installed. The unit - weighing 70-90 tons - was then lifted into place by crane.

info plus:
Expo 67 - Habitat - page 1



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Habitat '67 is a striking housing complex located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on the Quai Marc-Drouin on the Saint Lawrence River. It was designed by architect Moshe Safdie based on his master's thesis at McGill University.

It was designed to integrate the variety and diversity of scattered private homes with the economics and density of a modern apartment building. Modular, interlocking concrete forms define the space. The complex was built as part of Expo '67. The project was designed to create affordable housing with close but private quarters, each equipped with a garden. The complex was originally meant to be vastly larger. Ironically, the building's units are now quite expensive rather than "affordable" due to its architectural cachet. It is now a privately owned condominium complex since it was purchased by its tenants in 1985.

Safdie hoped that his vision of interlocking modules would become widespread. However Safdie's attempts to build similar structures elsewhere in the world all failed to be funded.




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Short documentery video about the project.
L’emblème de l’Expo revisité - Moshe Safdie, l’architecte d’Habitat 67 - Les Archives de Radio-Canada


a high resloution for the project just right here.
une version haute résolution ici:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...C_Montreal.jpg