SYNOPSIS 1

[URBANISM]
The Highline, New York.

WHAT ARE THE ISSUE ADDRESSED?

HOW PUBLIC SPACES ARE AFFECTED BY SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT

LOCATION OF PUBLIC SPACES ARE NOT PLANNED TO PROVIDE SOCIAL

INTERACTIONS

DESIGN STRATEGIES PROPOSED

-BY IMPLEMENTING MEETING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH PUBLIC SPACES
WHICH PROVIDES ACTIVITIES
-PUBLIC SPACES SECLUDED FROM THE HUSTLE & BUSTLE OF THE CITY
-FEATURES ENCOURAGING HUMAN ACTIVITIES
-TO PROMOTE ACTIVITIES IN SUCH PLACES : GARDENS, SITTING AREA &
KIOSKS

THE HIGHLINE, NEW

YORK

-PUBLIC SPACES DESIGN FOR MEETING POSSIBILITIES AMONG THE

COMMUNITY
-ALLOWS HIGH CONTACT INTENSITY AMONG PASSER-BY
-ACTIVITIES SUCH AS PICNIC, STREET & ART PERFORMANCE
-HAS A DEGREE OF SEPERATION FROM THE CITY STREETS DOWN BELOW

SYNOPSIS 2
[MODERNISM]
The Robie House.

WHAT ARE THE ISSUE ADDRESSED?

WHAT IS STYLE?

LACKING INDIVIDUALISM

DESIGN STRATEGIES
PROPOSED
-BRING OUT NATURE OF MATERIALS
-NATURE SHOULD INTEGRATE WITH THE BUILDING
-BUILDING SHOULD GROW FROM ITS SITE

THE ROBIE HOUSE

-PRAIRIE STYLE
-USES NATURAL MATERIALS TO MIMIC THE LANDSCAPE
- ITS STRUCTURE USES BRICKS WHICH BLENDS WITH THE
SURROUNDING

SYNOPSIS 3 [POST
MODERN]
Times Square, New York.

ISSUE / (S)

SIGN IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN ARCHITECTURE

SIGN AS A SYMBOL
SYMBOL DOMINATES SPACE

DESIGN STRATEGIES

SIGNS IDENTIFIES BUILDINGS

THROUGH FORM, POSITION AND SHAPE
SYMBOLIC CONNECTIONS
COMMUNICATING FROM FAR AWAY
BUILDING AS A SIGN

TIMES SQUARE, NEW YORK.

SIGNS ARE PART OF THE FACADE

SIGNS ARE USED AS VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS
SIGNS AS LANDMARKS

SYNOPSIS 4
[PHENOMENOLOGY]
Beijing National Stadium.

ISSUE / (S)

MEANING TO ARCHITECTURE
MEANING PORTRAYING ARCHITECTURE

DESIGN STRATEGIES

ARCHITECTURE IS GIVEN MEANING BY PEOPLE

MEANING CAN BE MULTIVALENT
REINFORCEMENT OF MEANING

BEIJING NATIONAL STADIUM.

BIRDS NEST STADIUM

BUILDING EXTERIOR AS A HUGE NEST
CHAOTIC STEEL BEAMS STRUCTURE
REPRESENTATION OF A FOREST
MEANING REINFORCED BY CONTEXT AND NAME