ARC 308 Exam 3 -Humanism (Larry Speck)

Marika-Alderton House - Glenn Murcutt (designation and organization, built to suit an aboriginal lifestyle of public cooking and sleeping)

Talk #28 - Designation and Organization of Use

Stoughton House - H. H. Richardson (designation and organization, building has social functions on the left and service functions on the right)

Talk #29 - Buildings Driven by Function

Glessner House - H.H. Richardson (designation and organization, fortified front, welcoming interior, social functions on the left, industrial functions on the right)

Talk #29 - Buildings Driven by Function

History Faculty - James Stirling (designation and organization, everything designed to facilitate the library as the core feature)

Talk #29 - Buildings Driven by Function

Exeter Library - Louis Kahn (designation and organization, grand library in the center, small reading rooms along the outside)

Talk #29 - Buildings Driven by Function

India Institute of Management - Louis Kahn (designation and organization, big library as the center, dorms and classrooms smaller and pointing to the library)

Talk #29 - Buildings Driven by Function

Baker House Dormitory - Alvar Aalto (determinism, rooms and stairs and social hubs accommodate collaboration, seniors get more private spaces)

Talk #31 - Buildings that Shape Behavior

La Tourette Monastery - Le Corbusier (determinism, claustrophobic and cold everywhere except the chapel to inspire finding joy only in god)

Talk #31 - Buildings that Shape Behavior

Canterbury Village (humanism, built simply and practically, all houses very ordinary and without visible wealth gaps)

Talk #32 - Humanism at a Personal Scale

Gamble House - Greene and Greene (humanism, humble bungalo style, simple material, modest doorways, inexpensive)

Talk #33 - Buildings that Grow Out of Humanism

Paimio Sanatorium - Alvar Aalto (humanism, designed for patient comfort, rooms built for optimal experience in a hospital bed)

Talk #33 - Buildings that Grow Out of Humanism

Viipuri Library - Alvar Aalto (humanism, has practicality with good reading light and good acoustics in lecture halls)

Talk #33 - Buildings that Grow Out of Humanism

Resurrection Chapel - Erik Bryggman (humanism, shows concern for grieving people with soft shapes and natural views)

Talk #33 - Buildings that Grow Out of Humanism

Byker - Ralph Erskine (humanistic community, renovations brought in some nature, more convenience, more variety, activity spaces, etc)

Talk #35 - Communities that Embody Humanism

Tapiola New Town (humanistic community, very diverse architecture with community centers and natural spots in walking distance)

Talk #35 - Communities that Embody Humanism

San Antonio Riverwalk (humanistic community, tons of tourist attractions with vegetation, decorative murals, no cars, etc)

Talk #35 - Communities that Embody Humanism

Millennium Park (humanistic community, auditorium, flat park space, large sculpture, crown fountain, etc all create an attractive spot for people)

Talk #35 - Communities that Embody Humanism

The High Line - James Corner, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, and Piet Oudolf (humanistic community, long road with activities of every kind, creates softness in an urban environment)

Talk #35 - Communities that Embody Humanism

Hindu Temples (meaning, literal direct, uses carvings of women to suggest that sex and hinduism are compatible things)

Talk #36 - Meaning in Buildings

University of Virginia - Thomas Jefferson (meaning, literal indirect, modeled off the pantheon to compare america to rome)

Talk #37 - Communicating Indirectly and Abstractly

Doge's Palace (meaning, literal indirect, uses the five elements of town halls to communicate that it is a town hall)

Talk #37 - Communicating Indirectly and Abstractly

Campidoglio - Michelangelo (meaning, litearl indirect, uses the five elements of town halls to communicate that it is a town hall)

Talk #37 - Communicating Indirectly and Abstractly

Stockholm Town Hall - Ragnar Otsberg (meaning, literal indirect, uses the five elements of town halls to communicate that it is a town hall)

Talk #37 - Communicating Indirectly and Abstractly

St. Mary's Cathedral - Pier Luigi Nervi and Pietro Belluschi (meaning, abstract, uses things like whiteness, height, and curve to symbolize modern catholicism)

Talk #37 - Communicating Indirectly and Abstractly

LBJ Library and Museum - SOM (meaning, abstract, uses strong and sturdy form to depict the ruthlessness of LBJ as a proper president)

Talk #37 - Communicating Indirectly and Abstractly

Broad Museum - Zaha Hadid (meaning, abstract, bold and disturbed look, shows conflict with site, challenges and engages people)

Talk #37 - Communicating Indirectly and Abstractly

Austin-Bergstrom International Airport - Page Southerland Page (synthesis, does something remarkable in every category of human factors)

Talk #38 - Synthesis of Human Factors

Idea Store - David Adjaye (synthesis, helps invite disadvantaged people into the library space where they can do stuff)

Talk #39 - Enhancing Community

Stata Center - Frank Gehry (synthesis, gives MIT students an extremely collaborative space where rooms are organized along one long path)

Talk #39 - Enhancing Community

Discovery Green - Hargreaves/Jones and Page (synthesis, has activity space that attracts literally everyone, maximum democracy and equity)

Talk #39 - Enhancing Community