Architects Essay

Essay work-
BA ISD Stage 1 09/10 History and Theory project 1C: a)electronic submission Your History and Theory assessment consists of 2 parts: an electronic submission and a written essay of 1,500 words. They each contribute 50% of your overall H&Th mark. You begin with part a in the autumn term and complete it by January 25th. The essay will begin the spring tem and will be handed it at the beginning of the summer term. BRIEF You will put together an electronic folder (a blog) that contains visual and written/spoken material which should document your analysis and understanding of a specific architectural space. You will make this available to all other students of the year group by posting the link of your ISD blog on the H&Th wiki sitehttp://cltad.arts.ac.uk/groups/isdhistoryandtheory (user name: handth pass world: Palladio). No hard-copies are necessary. You must identify your submission with your full name and post it in the wiki sub-group Stage 1 assignment. THE SUBJECT The object of your analysis is THE HOME AN ARCHITECT BUILT FOR HIM/HERSELF. Here the designer was free to work unrestrained by the wishes of clients to develop a piece of architecture (a house, a flat) that can express his/her ideas about space in general and domestic space in particular. You will choose one such project, from any period or place. PROCEDURE Identify an architect whose work interests you and find out if he/she built something for him/herself. You will need to research this architect; their background, training, socio-historical context, their buildings and their design language. You will then analyse their home by commenting on carefully chosen images (plans, sections, etc. as well as photographs) as to the design ideas you can identify. You should also consider the context of the site (urban or rural or suburban; which climate, what surroundings, etc) and the sort of life that such a space is designed for (family life, living and working, private retreat or sign of prestige, etc.) You should have a least 10 images to refer to. Your commentary can be spoken or written. You can record yourself using software such as Garageband if you have a Mac (there is however no need for a soundtrack!) or use Powerpoint if you prefer to write your comments. Remember that it is the content that counts not the packaging. You will be marked for the quality of your observations and comments not for the ‘funkiness’ of the graphics. The whole presentation should fit within 10 minutes if it were delivered orally. You also need to reference where you found your material (books, magazine, web-pages). The dead-line for this submission is January 25th 2010.
Website bbc - Radio interviews Richard Rogershttp://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/audiointerviews/profilepages/rogersr1.shtmlRichard Rogers b1933[Photo][Photo]The Creating Eye
21 August 1988 Radio 4
Richard Rogers talks to Caroline Julius about

[Photo]the role of the architect 2 min 0

[Photo]pushing forward with new ideas, the need for constant questioning 1 min 45

[Photo]architecture in the environment 2 min 11

[Photo]the key responsibilities of the architect 1 min 27