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Theory of Design - Part 5of5 Philosophical Ideas in Architecture Flashcards

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Author of Ten Books on Architecture (De Architectura)

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Marcus Vitruvius Pollio

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Author of Poetry of Architecture

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John Ruskin

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3
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Argues that buildings should be sympathetic to their environment.

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John Ruskin

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Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land.

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Aldo Leopold

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5
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The science of human settlements.

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Ekistics

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6
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Coined the term Ekistics

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Konstantinos Apostolos Doxiadis

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5 Ekistic Elements

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Nature/ Anthropos/ Society/ Shells/ Networks

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Art school in Germany that combined crafts and the fine arts. Also known as the House of Construction.

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Bauhaus (Staatliches Bauhaus)

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Founder of Staatliches Bauhaus.

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Walter Gropius

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10
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The Bauhaus school existed in these three German cities.

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Weimar/ Dessau/ Berlin

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Three architect-directors of the Bauhaus

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Walter Gropius/ Hannes Meyer/ Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

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Architect-director of Bauhaus from 1919-1928

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Walter Gropius

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13
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Architect-director of Bauhaus from 1928-1930

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Hannes Meyer

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Architect-director of Bauhaus from 1930-1933 when it was closed due to pressure from the Nazi-led government.

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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

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15
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Less is more.

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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

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Architectural Philosophy which promotes harmony between human habitation and the natural world.

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Organic Architecture

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Coined the term Organic Architecture

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Frank Lloyd Wright

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Major Architectural Style which emerged in the 1920s and 1930s. This style is characterized by rectilinear forms/ absence of ornamentation and decoration/ open interior spaces/ cantilever construction. Characteristic materials are glass and steel in combination with usually less visible reinforced concrete.

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Modernism/ International Style

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Who defined the International Style in 1932?

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Henry-Russell Hitchcock and Philip Johnson

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Architectural movement in the late 20th century often associated with deconstruction and post-structuralism. Challenged the antiquated and totalitarian characteristic of Modernism.

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Post-modernism

21
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Less is a bore.

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Robert Venturi

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Approach to architecture that strives to counter the placelessness and lack of identity of the International Style while also rejecting the whimsical individualism and ornamentation of Postmodern Architecture.

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Critical Regionalism

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Derived from the works of Jacques Derrida in 1967. This philosophy denies the possibility of pure presence.

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Deconstruction

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The use of sensory experiences to view and interpret things (intuition).

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Phenomenology

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The spirit of place.

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Genus Loci

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Chinese philosophy of geomancy. The creation of designed environment in harmony with nature.

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Feng Shui

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Invisible running streams of energies.

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Qi or Chi

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Forceful energy

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Sha Qi or Sha Chi

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2 Theories/Schools of Feng Shui

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Form Theory/ Compass Theory

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The oldest school of Feng Shui. Originally concerned with the location and orientation of tombs. Progressed to the consideration of homes and other buildings. Considers the five celestial animals (phoenix/ green dragon/ white tiger/ black turtle/ yellow snake); the polarity (yin and yang); and the traditional five elements (wood/ fire/ earth/ metal/ water).

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Form Theory

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The theory/school of Feng Shui characterized by the collection of more recent techniques based on the eight cardinal directions which possesses unique qi. Emphasis on mathematical calculation. Includes techniques such as the Flying Star and the Eight Mansions.

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Compass Theory

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Feng Shui principle of balance. Everything in the universe comes in pairs.

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Yin and Yang

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Feng Shui 5 basic elements.

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wood/ fire/ earth/ metal/ water

34
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Element representing feminity.

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Wood

35
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Element representing intelligence.

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Fire

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Element representing stability and endurance.

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Earth

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Element representing money/business/masculinity.

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Metal

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Element representing flow.

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Water

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Productive sequence of elements

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Wood Fire Earth Metal Water

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Destructive sequence of elements

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Wood Earth Water Fire Metal

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