Susan Langer: Virtual Space
Susan Langer's article makes a few interesting assertions concerning the differences between architecture and sculpture. The following resources are exemplars of various interpretations of architecture.
Here are some web sites that will enhance your understanding of this week's reading:
Architecture:
- Great Buildings.com: This site is exactly what it claims to be and has an interesting array of design material.
- Architecture Week is a design magazine for professionals featuring cutting edge techniques and applications.
Design:
In my humble opinion, IDEO is the most progressive design company in the U.S. From innovative workplace culture to cutting edge designs for notable clients such as Apple and Palm, IDEO has consistently pursued a mission centered on avant-garde, playful design.
topGuide Questions:
The following questions are designed to fine tune your understanding of the reading. The subject matter and answers to these questions form the basis of what you will be required to know for exams.
Objective: to discuss the connection between art, education and the hyperreal.
Langer Guide Questions:
- Langer asserts that sculpture has a different geometric purpose than architecture. What is it?
- How is empty space "part of sculpture"?
- What is kinetic space and how is it organized?
- Explain how sculpture fits into kinetic space.
- Is architecture art?
- How does architecture reconcile form and function?
- How does a space create a sense of place?
- Explain various ways in which architecture organizes space.
- Why do architectural ideas arise from non-standard structures?
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