Architecture in New York City: Form and Function
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Preparation:
Watch: https://stjohns.kanopy.com/video/cosmopolis
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https://www.kanopy.com/en/stjohns/watch/video/159514
Read "Introduction to Architecture" (please cite)
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Create and Take a Self-guided Tour
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1. Choose One of the Following Options
2. Research the area making note of the most important buildings/landmarks/features
3. Find a map online and mark it with your phone features
4. Use the map as your featured image
5. Take your tour, writing down your observations, photographing as you go
5. Create a photo essay on Wix
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Requirements: 20 or more images, each with accompanying text. 600 or more words (total)
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Questions to be addressed within your essay:
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Who were the architects?
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What are the buildings'/sites' functions?
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How do the over all designs (form) reflect that function? For example:
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How does a person/people move through the spaces (where are the main thoroughfares, exits, entrances?)?
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Are the spaces designed for speed? Efficiency? Quiet reflection?
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How do the materials used relate to the form and function of the buildings?
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How do the buildings relate to the physical site and surrounding environment? Do they contrast? Harmonize?
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Do the buildings refer to historical architectural styles? Which styles? Describe the main visual components of those styles and aspects of them found in these buildings.
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Show and describe some of the buildings' details.
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Is there a sense of symbolism in any aspects of the designs? Explain.
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Do the overall designs express the emotions and values of our culture when it was built? Now? Explain.
Reminders:
*Use class notes, readings, and the architecture powerpoint posted on Wix
** Use at least three high quality sources and cite them where appropriate
***Create your project on your Wix site.
****Submit your photo essay through Canvas
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An example of an A+ project:
https://keniselam22.wixsite.com/dny-artarchitecture/architecture-photo-journal
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Options:
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Midtown Manhattan
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Grand Central Terminal
The Chrysler Building
The New York Public Library
Bryant Park
Rockefeller Center
St. Patrick's Cathedral
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Lower Manhattan
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9/11 Memorial Park
1 World Trade Center
Calatrava Transportation Hub
The NY Stock Exchange
Fraunces Tavern
Battery Park
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Central Park
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The Bow Bridge
Balto Sculpture
The Zoo
Sheep Meadow
Strawberry Fields
John Lennon Memorial
The Rambles
Bethesda Terrace and Fountain/Sculpture
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Harlem
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Jumel Mansion
Apollo Theater (you can book a tour if you wish)
The Schomburg Center Of Research in Black Culture (NYPL branch)
The Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Abyssian Baptist Church
Strivers Row
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Greenwich Village
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Washington Square Park
The Stonewall Inn
The Strand Bookstore
MacDougal Street
The Meat-packing district
The Whitney Museum
The High Line
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Lower East Side (Little Italy and Chinatown)
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Mott Street
Mulberry Street
Kaman Grocery
Katz's Deli
Eldridge St. Synagogue
The New Museum
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DUMBO
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Brooklyn Bridge Park
Carousel
The Brooklyn Flea
The Brooklyn Historical Society
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Upper West Side
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Carnegie Hall
The American Museum of Natural History
The Ansonia
The Dakota
Central Park
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