Hunting Down Design

The Barcelona Chair designed by Mies van der Rohe, 1929. This chair was considered an icon of modernism, the chair's design was inspired by the campaign and folding chairs of ancient times. The original frame was initaially designed to be bolded to gether, but was redesigned in 1950 using stainless steel, which allowed the frame to be formed by a seamless piece of metal, giving it a smoother appearance.

 The chair I chose was the Red and Blue Chair by Gerrit Reitveld, 1918 and I am reading is The Urban Design Magazine. The red back piece acts as the spine of the chair and all the "limbs" are connected. The sloping back blue seat and there are also arms and legs. Reitveld view aestics over function (uncomfortable, but looked good). The design concept were influenced by Piet Mondrian, geometric ordering of space derived from cubishm and the use of retilinear designs of Frank Lloyd White. 



The Wexner Center is a very interesting building. (Grids, grids, grids,) A lot of geometric shapes all around. The most interesting aspect of the building would have to be the towers that are located on the south side of the building. The are used to allude the old armory, which was demolished by fire in 1958. (looked that fact up) The tower is fragmented, suggesting that the past cannot realy be understood.

(towers depicted below)

The Thompson Library! This library has undergone more nips, tucks and enhancements than an aging beauty queen trying to hang onto ther youth. A $108.7 million dollar renovation. This building orginally opened in 1913, and during this renovation there was a technological additions and many other upgrades to meet the 21st century needs. The project alone involved approximately 11 years of planning, 27 months of contruction, and nearly 570,000 man hours!!

The Science and Engineering building. The front hearkens back to the Johnson/Burgee's much earlier bulding with a loggia. (Loggia is a word, orignally of Italian design. It is used to describe the open-sided roof or vaulted gallery, either free standing or along the front side of a building, often at at an upper level)..I learned a new word, to extend my vocabulary..yes!! (feature pictured below) I thought

                                                                                     the design was very interesting and gave the building

                                                                                     a very vintage look. Shows how the city of

                                                                                     Columbus is a melting pot for many cultures.



                                    My partners were Meng_C and Rachel_T...We all had equal parts in doing this assignment. We all took photos of each other on my phone. We also were all able to find the answers to the clues fairly quickly.