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I attended another lecture by prof. C.D Tseng of NCTU. The topic this time is to compare and contrast Vanna Venturi House by Robert Venturi with House VI by Peter Eisenman.  Robert Venturi's mother Vanna sitting in front of the house. Vanna Venturi House If we ought to understand Venturi's work, we have to mention his mentor back at U Penn, architect Louis Khan. Robert Venturi got a lot of influence from his mentor, including the using of diagonal wall placement to create an effect of a surface and perspective, and also grouping all the service programs at one side of the project.  The use of angled walls in Vanna Venturi House.
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I attended a lecture on Monday by prof. C.D Tseng of NCTU about Farnsworth House and Eames House. It's sort of a compare and contrast type lecture with some background stories. I also realized it was pretty much the first time I've ever heard someone giving an architectural lecture in Mandarin. I'd say I was very hyped through out the entire 120 minutes of the lecture, and so I decided to share some of the stuff from it and essentially paraphrase them on my blog. Farnsworth House (Mies van der Rohe, Plano, Illinois, 1945-1951) The first building is Farnsworth House by Mies van der Rohe. Prof. Tseng pointed out how meticulous Mies was with the details, how there is a flushing plate (drainage purpose) wraps around the roof to create a layer that rendered as a fine line under the sun light.  Photo from https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/339318153147259623/ |
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