Module 17: The Modernist 'Delta' - Architectural Evolution in the Late 20th Century

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corbelling

brick or masonry courses, each built out beyond one below like a series of corbels, to support a bartizan, chimney stack, projecting window, etc, or to form a rough arch, vault, or dome

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what is an example of corbelling?

Casa Rotonda, Stabio, Switzerland, 1980-81

<p>Casa Rotonda, Stabio, Switzerland, 1980-81</p>
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neo-rationalism

an Italian anti-Modernist movement of the 1960s, led by Aldo Rossi

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how would you characterize neo-rationalism?

it rejected functionalism and the focus on technology in favor of enduring formal principals

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what is an example of neo-rationalism

San Cataldo Cemetery, Modena, Italy, 1971

<p>San Cataldo Cemetery, Modena, Italy, 1971</p>
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high tech

a concept of or approach to architecture developed by English architects in the 1970s

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how would you characterize high tech?

they are exposed structure, exposed services (pipes, air ducts, etc), and by interior flexibility to create cast served zones not rooms or sequences of rooms. the origins may be sought in Joseph Paxton’s Crystal Palace

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whats an example of high tech?

Lloyds Building, London, England, 1978-86

<p>Lloyds Building, London, England, 1978-86</p>
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Gallaratese Housing Block

Milan, Italy, 1972

<p>Milan, Italy, 1972</p>
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<p>who designed the Gallaratese Housing Block?</p>

who designed the Gallaratese Housing Block?

Aldo Rossi

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San Cataldo Cemetery

Modena, Italy, 1971

<p>Modena, Italy, 1971</p>
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<p>who designed the San Cataldo Cemetery?</p>

who designed the San Cataldo Cemetery?

Aldo Rossi

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Casa Rotonda

Stabio, Switzerland, 1980-81

<p>Stabio, Switzerland, 1980-81 </p>
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<p>who designed the Casa Rotonda?</p>

who designed the Casa Rotonda?

Mario Botta

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Lloyds Building

London, England, 1978-86

<p>London, England, 1978-86</p>
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<p>who designed the Lloyds Building?</p>

who designed the Lloyds Building?

Richard Rogers

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Reliance Controls Building

Wiltshire, England, 1967

<p>Wiltshire, England, 1967</p>
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<p>who designed the Reliance Controls Building?</p>

who designed the Reliance Controls Building?

Team 4 (Norman Foster & Richard Rogers)

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Sainsbury Center for Visual Arts

Sainsbury, England, 1974-78

<p>Sainsbury, England, 1974-78</p>
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<p>who designed the Sainsbury Center for Visual Arts?</p>

who designed the Sainsbury Center for Visual Arts?

Norman Foster

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Centre Pompidou

Paris, France, 1971-77

<p>Paris, France, 1971-77</p>
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<p>who designed the Centre Pompidou?</p>

who designed the Centre Pompidou?

Richard Rogers & Renzo Piano

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L’architettura Della Città (The Architecture of the City)

1966

<p>1966</p>
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<p>who wrote the L’architettura Della Città (The Architecture of the City)?</p>

who wrote the L’architettura Della Città (The Architecture of the City)?

Aldo Rossi