ARCH 1101 2014: April 2014

Goldberg:

"Certain buildings, even neighborhoods, can’t be altered without being ruined. But all buildings exist in the real world, as do we"
"Current American architecture is not a matter of art but of business. A building must pay or there will be no inverstor ready to meet its cost. This is at once the curse and the glory of American architecture." Barre Ferrree
Nature isn't filled with right-angles
Architecture suffers at the hands of its functionality
Good architecture predicts the movement of time and accommodates it.
Landmarks transcend time, however the immortality of monuments is an obstacle in front of scientific progress - meeting the needs of the science of today.
Goldberg thoroughly believed to design a "city with a city" that could fully accommodate people's everyday needs and activities.
Separate components integrated together to give the structure a sense of rhythm and curvilinear form. Replication of elements and varying scales.

Gang

Studio Gang Architects confronts pressing contemporary issues and seeks to answer questions that exist locally but resound globally.
Aqua Tower in Chicago, an 82-story high-rise, which critic Paul Goldberger described as “reclaim[ing] the notion that thrilling and beautiful form can still emerge out of the realm of the practical
when the unusual becomes beauty
reflecting the culture of the city and reviving the neglected
a pioneer; the aqua tower and is the tallest building in the world to have a woman as lead architect
"every building is a product and comes from its own unique set of purposes"
the sky's the limit

ARCH 1101 2014