Modernity and Imperialism: Architecture in the Modern Age
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George Dance (1741-1825), George Gwilt Sr. (1746-1807), John Rennie Sr. (1761-1821), et. al.
West India Docks, London, U.K., 1800-1802 & later
Describe the three characteristics of Modernity
Predictability: Mechanistic understanding of materials and events, Purification: classification of objects and forms of experience into discrete categories, Abstraction: expectation that an object or experience, once designated/categorized will behave similarly to each deemed to be “like it”
Describe the context/purpose of the West India Docks and its significance
storage facility=utilitarian, hold goods made by slaves,
Edward Holl (d. 1824)
Port Royal Naval Hospital, Kingston, Jamaica, 1818
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
University of Virginia campus, Charlottesville, VA, 1817-1826 & later
Henri Labrouste (1801-1875)
Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, Paris, France, 1838-1851
