Write a thousand-word paper on architectural history. The detailed requirements are in the file below. Please follow the detailed requirements in the file.
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Learning Outcome: Drawing on your own design knowledge, values and beliefs, this paper will enable you to evaluate and question (think critically) about the questions faced by modern designers and schools of thought who contributed most to the modern architecture movement. It will also help you to take inventory of what you consider important in design which should help in organizing your ideas and delivering your rationale in future papers and design projects.
Assignment: 1000 words, answer THREE or all of the following questions. For clarity and ease of understanding use the questions provided below as Main Headings. The questions refer to architecture, but you may substitute other types of design instead. For example, you may substitute Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, Virtual Design, Stage Design, Urban Design Engineering, Etc… instead of Architecture. When answering, try to be concrete and provide examples. Answer ‘What, Where, Why and How.’
Option 1
Can architecture improve human Well-Being? If so then how? Provide examples.
When answering this question you might consider the following:
Can architecture improve our bodily, mental and social health? How? provide examples
and/or
Can architecture contribute to our sense of happiness? How? provide examples
and/or
Can architecture help turn everyday experiences into extraordinary experiences? Can it make familiar things more interesting? (ie…eating a meal, walking between classes, entering a building, etc…) Can it make us feel more spiritual? How? provide examples
and/or
Can architecture contribute to our planetary health? How? provide examples
and/or
Can architecture contribute to our work performance? (ie. can it help us study better)? …work more effectively… be more creative? etc…) How? provide examples
and/or
Option 2
What do you find most interesting about Architectural Design? What moves you or engages you most when you are in a well-designed building?
If you don’t know what moves or engages you, then perhaps the act of designing, or problem solving is most engaging and pleasurable. If so, then speculate why. Don’t write: “I liked to play with Legos since I was a kid and I took drafting and shop in school so I guess I like designing things.” Write more about the kinds of things you built with Legos or the things you have designed today that gave you the most satisfaction and then speculate why.
Option 3
What is the difference between Architecture and mere building?
Option 4
What is the best way to go about designing?
You may not know the best way to design, but you might consider writing about the process that you use in designing something. Or since you have probably taken a number of studios from teachers with different processes, speculate on what you considered the best process for designing something.
Option 5
What is the Essence of Architecture?
Option 6
What is the relationship between Art and Architecture? Is there a difference between Art and Architecture?
Remember, you only need to answer three of the above options. You are welcome to answer more if you like.
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