Manifesto by Wichapol Hirunsathitporn (Arm) ID 5234808025
How is history used?
History is an evidence that tells people what had happened or existed in the past. In architectural terms, history may has been looked at mainly in terms of innovation in order to see how things were constructed. Famous architects used history differently. For example, Brunelleschi used history to study how to construct the dome, Le Corbusier used history as an inspiration to create “Modulor” which is his own way of indicating scale and proportion, and Robert Venturi also used principle from the history, in this case modernism, as a guideline to make a difference and create a new movement of postmodernism.
Sequence of “Change”
Nothing lasts forever, there is always something new comes up. Some change happened step by step, some had made a big jump or become something new. Some changes that happened have similar sequence of change, although they took place in different period of time.
“Sacredness” has stayed with architecture for a long time. It still stayed in late renaissance architecture. But, to be “sacred” in late renaissance is not the same as being sacred in classical period. In this case, classical period was purely about god while in late renaissance the sense of sacredness worked together with humanity.
The interesting part to look at is the change from renaissance to baroque together with the change from modernism to postmodernism. If we look conceptually, we would see that these two changes work in the same way. These changes have “expression” as a key concept of changing.
Another good point to think about for me is now we have had “the age of enlightenment” which came after baroque and have “reason” as a key concept. Will there be something parallel that come after postmodernism?
To be Modern
This is when things seem to be universally uniformed and industrialized. The way people dressed as well as the environmental of the city are universal. The buildings turned out in box shape and gave a sense of mass produced. But, however, they do have their own ways of specifying themselves. For example, people specify themselves through their spoken languages, city specifies itself through iconic element (Eiffel tower for Paris), and for architecture the buildings could be specify through the openings and lighting. In some of Le Corbusier’s buildings, he used painting to create an individuality for the interior arrangement as well as the skin of the building.
To be Postmodern
This is when sense of “mixture” took over “purity”. It allows expression both in form, material and ornament. The principle of modernism had been turned up side down. This turned out that the exterior form had been emphasized more than interior function. The building would then become inviting to various group of people.
How the Architecture Is Presented
Building in modernism and postmodernism period are mainly built for human. So, the architectural presentation should relate more to human. The presentation should not show only how the building looks, but it should also show how the architecture is actually used. Photography is a good way of presenting architecture with actual life and activity that take place inside the building.
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