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Marika-Alderton House T28: Designation & Organization of Use
Glenn Murcutt
Yirrkala Mission, Australia
1991-94
8 Characteristics of Best Cities, Humanism @ a larger scale 1) Convenience: travel to
work, less time to commute, ramps, where things are, etc
2) Range of activities: places for them to occur (parks, events, places for socialization)
3) Range of people: diversity, if you don't fit the mode, one can often feel excluded --> places
where everyone can find a place where homogeneity is uncomfortable
4) Signs of human presence: look around and see peoples investment of energy, pace & the
beauty of daily life (look around and see old AND new buildings, meeting of past and present,
where we've been and where we're going; pretty flower beds - people caring; graffiti -
communication; posters, etc)
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5) Personal or human scale to environment: not daunting or overwhelming
6) variety of visual experience: not the EXACT same building, concurrent with harmony
7) ides of providing freedom from intrusion of distraction: weather (rain), automobiles (fumes,
loud), environmental accomodations
8) periodic natural relief: connecting to nature adds humanism
Stoughton House T29: Buildings Driven by Function
HH Richardson
Cambridge, MA
Driven by function, shape of room, windows
Lifestyle and vitality of people in house, loose collection of rooms
Large reception hall, ritual of receiving guests
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Glessner House T29: Buildings Driven by Function
HH Richardson
Chicago, IL
Wealthy businessman, host things
Entertaining spaces (study room, living room, reception room, dining room, music room)
Functions are expressed (gather around a table)
Subtle door for deliveries
History Faculty T29: Buildings Driven by Function
James Stirling
Cambridge, England
Modern building (convenience and efficiency, operate like a machine)
Multi-use: work centers, faculty offices, classrooms
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Attraction to idea of spending time researching
library (research): heart of building (grand embracing feeling) central
All sides look into library space, revolves around it
Side arms: have class rooms, offices,
Exeter Library T29: Buildings Driven by Function
Louis Kahn
Exeter, NH
Place where rich boys were sent (prep school), this is library of this school
Center of campus, all around access, square building with central movement part
Stairs take you down grand hall,
Organized by concentric rings of function (central is for public, then surrounded by other
functions (bathrooms, readings)
Outer rings: private and individual (soft, gentle, intimate)
Building driven by function, form follows
