So I just finished my mid-term exam for my architecture class and I’m very proud of myself! They gave us a list of about 20 buildings and we had to match up the architects and I got every one but one right! YAY ME! It’s amazing what you find out about your knowledge with tests. I kinda like tests!
It’s been nice to have a break from it, I think it’s helped me back off from it and not be such a spaz about it. I’m giving a practice tour to a friend next week and that should be fascinating. Going through the whole tour! Yikes! I think I’ll be exhausted by the end.
We start learning about Mies next week and the modern skyscrapers. So far, it’s got me a bit confused. We’ve been reading some introductory stuff and it’s just a totally different way to look at a building. Our cozy late 1800 buildings are easy to look at right? They’re sort of heavy and strong and they’re made just like you think they are. Bricks and metal and nothing too complicated.
But these darn Mies buildings are all about a totally different aesthetic, a completely different feeling that the architects are trying to convey.
And lets face it; they are really one big black box and so far from what I’ve been reading its like “This is how this box is different from this box!” “This box uses blue/green glass and this box uses bronze glass!” “This box’s windows are one inch wider than that box over there!”
Ugh.
The one cool thing that I’ve read that sticks with me so far, is that Mies was very fond of the I-beam. We know I-beams as used in construction, but Mies wanted to show the structure of the building, less is more right? So he used I beams as his “decoration” (I’m not sure I’m allowed to use decoration and Mies in the same sentence). So if you look closely at his buildings, you’ll see most of the piers (the vertical line of the frame of the building) are mostly I beams!
Anyhoo, movioke tonight, I hope that guy with the masks comes back.
Survivor tomorrow night, and I’m kitty sitting. I hope she doesn’t break.
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