As I toured around The Imperial War Museum and the Liverpool Street Station, I was struck by how little effort was put into remembering the atrocities of the hospital and the war. I believe these painful memories lends itself to a collective suppression of what actually happened. This country is ashamed of what it has …
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CAT 4: Community in Brutalism
The Royal Festival Hall and the Barbican center in London show how a community area can combine different interests and aspects of the people into one experience. The sweeping architecture lends itself to a space ripe with opportunity for strategic community development that can bond people together. The Festival Hall was a happening place with …
CAT 3: Health in Architecture
Architecture has the ability to heal people. This is shown in Karl Marx-Hof, the public pool Amalienbad, and the reading about the sanatorium. Karl Marx-Hof is a public housing community that was built during Red Vienna. These large complexes filled with apartments allowed for residents in Vienna to live at a lower cost as well …
CAT 2: Function in Dream Spaces
The areas I went around demonstrated functionality in Vienna. These new sites showed an emergence in interest for purposeful architecture that is not purely for show. The public underground bathrooms are an excellent example. The railing above ground are simple white with sparse conch shell pattern. The lack of ornate design is striking compared to …
CAT 1: Ringstrasse
The reign of the Hapsburg Empire brought about a plethora of astounding architectural feats and many differing styles throughout their long years in power. The buildings that came about during this time are opulent and grandiose. Although the Hapsburg were considered frugal with their spending, as the tour guide noted at Schonbrunn, the buildings did …
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