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Lecture 9.2.10 Architectural Values/Philosophy/Principles/Prejudices/Theory

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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Posted January 25, 2011

Lecture 10.12.10 Structure and Materials

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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Posted October 12, 2010

, 1986

“Museum of Fine Arts”

Written by Larry Speck

Mies van der Rohe
1955-1956 (Cullinan Hall), 1972-1973 (Brown Pavilion)