San Diego Field Trip
California Architecture, Lauren Bricker
LOCATION & DATE
2018/10/06
-Salk Institute
-La Jolla Woman's House
-Rob Wellington Quigley Architects
-Eitol Towers
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Salk Instatue
Louis Kahn
To Bianca’s insist, we visited the Salk Instatute before we made it to the woman’s club. Sadly, we didn’t make it inside the building because they are only open during the weekdays. However, we did make a small tour around the building. Not until seeing it myself (little homework have I done before visiting here) have I realize the back side of the buildings are windows made by wooden panels and how strong the programming of this architecture is. What I admire this project the most is how it combines the nature as a part of it self. The scene or view this building creates will not be complete until you build it and see its interaction with nature.
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La Jolla Woman's H.
Irving Gill
Another great example of how architects apply their intention through work of space. They say what Irving Gill is trying to do here is to lessen as much work for cleaning in this space for woman. However, seeing the complicated furnishing in the house after words, I do still doubt whether the intention of his actually works.
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Rob Wellington Quigley Architects
Rob Wellington Quigley
I dig the idea of “background and foreground” architecture. In my opinion, background architecture doesn’t necessary means it has less design through it. Most Japanese architect such as Tado Ando (despite what people are disappointed with him recently) are dealing with background architecture due to the density of their country. Whereas, most of their work focus more on the inside of the building instead of the outside.
4
Eitol Tower
Mike burnett
An absolute opposite concept for what we mentioned of the background building previously. “...We use RED because it’s saying hey! Look at me! ”said Mike Burnett. Which somehow fits the concept of those who lives in this community, the building itself is recognizing as “different” from all the others. On the other hand, I do admire the business model. It is quite smart actually, through the restaurant it’s like an opening gate welcoming new flesh to this community.