Tag: art

Theory over Practice | Architectural Theory

Architecture is typically understood in the traditional sense of architects and design staff working away to create sketches, renderings, and construction documents in order to construct a building. However there is another aspect of architecture, which is practicing through theoretical inquiries and research which provides the opportunities diagrammed below. Source: Diagram by Sabrina Senninger   … Continue reading Theory over Practice | Architectural Theory →

Koyaanisqatsi | Architectural Theory

Koyaanisqatsi: life out of balance, a 1982 film exploring the clashing worlds of natural environment and urban living. The film was the first in the QATSI Trilogy by film director and producer Godfrey Reggio. The following trilogy films include Powaqqatsi: life in transformation (1988) and Naqoyqatsi: life as war (2002). Source: QATSI Trilogy Film Posters on … Continue reading Koyaanisqatsi | Architectural Theory →

Sketches of Frank Gehry | Architectural Theory

Frank Gehry, just as every other architect, has his own story of being drawn into the profession, and of the moment he knew that architecture was his passion. "I remember when I was struggling, what do you want to be when you grow up? Somehow I kept remembering sitting on the floor with the blocks. … Continue reading Sketches of Frank Gehry | Architectural Theory →