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Lecture 9.2.10 Architectural Values/Philosophy/Principles/Prejudices/Theory
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A comparison of three architects from 1930’s Germany: their values, beliefs and architectural work.
Hugo Haering
Mies van der Rohe
Albert Speer
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Architect: Albert Speer, Hugo Haering, Mies van der Rohe
Posted January 25, 2011
Lecture 10.12.10 Structure and Materials
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4 types of forces work against building members: tension, compression, bending and shear. Examples of structures that express how the forces run throughout.
The Pantheon, Rome
Hagia Sophia, Constantinople
Maisons Jaoul, France (Le Corbusier)
Colosseum, Rome
Pont du Gard, France
Ames Gate Lodge, MA (HH Richardson)
Town Hall, MA (HH Richardson)
Morse and Stiles Hall, CT (Eero Saarinen)
Strimling House, MA (Maurice Smith)
Lake Shore Drive Apartments (Mies van der Rohe)
Deere and Co. Headquarters, IL (Eero Saarinen)
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Architect: Eero Saarinen, Henry Hobson Richardson, Mies van der Rohe
Posted October 12, 2010
Landmarks of Texas Architecture, 1986
“Museum of Fine Arts”
Written by Larry Speck
Mies van der Rohe
1955-1956 (Cullinan Hall), 1972-1973 (Brown Pavilion)