Blobs and Words

Biomorphic –

Biomorphism is an art movement that emerged in the 20^th century.  With strong links to Surrealism and Art Nouveau the Biomorphism movement was heavily influenced with a presence of ‘naturally occurring patterns’ and natural organic forms reminiscent of nature.   

Lutyens –

Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens (29 March 1869 – 1 January 1944) was a famous British architect.  Lutyens work was influenced by the early arts and crafts movement as well as the many classical ideals, yet stylistically did not fit into a single movement or school.  He also produced furniture which was heavily influenced by English traditions yet was particularly well known for his work on the metropolis of Delhi, ‘New Delhi’ and the Viceroy’s house. 

Viceroy's Palace, New Delhi 

Le Corbusier –

Charles-Edouard Jeanneret (October 6, 1887 – August 27, 1965) was an architect, design, urbanist and write, known as a pioneer of modern architecture.  Born in Switzerland he later became a French citizen.  He was interested in modern high design and wanting to provide better living conditions for residents in crowded cities.

Cybernetics-

Cybernetics is a transdisciplinary approach for exploring regulatory system, their structure, constraints, and possibilities. Cybernetics is relevant to the study of mechanical, physical, biological, cognitive, and social system. Cybernetics is only applicable when the system being analysed is involved in a closed signal loop; that is, where action by the system causes some change in its environment and that change is fed to the system via information (feedback) that enables the system to change its behavior. This "circular causal" relationship is necessary and sufficient for a cybernetic perspective.

Anthropomorphism-

What did the Greeks contribute to architecture?

One was anthropomorphism, which is the idea that architecture should be properly porportioned to people (aside from monumental or religious architecture). architectural anthropomorphism

walking through the campus of the UWA, admiring the rich neo-classical architecture, this face on the Arts Faculty building called out for my attention. “Look at this! On my nose!” the building exclaimed.

Anthropomorphism or personification is any attribution of human characteristics (or characteristics assumed to belong only to humans) to other animals, non-living things, phenomena, material states, objects or abstract concepts, such as organizations, governments, spirits or deities. The term was coined in the mid 1700s. Examples include animals and plants and forces of nature such as winds, rain or the sun depicted as creatures with human motivations, and/or the abilities to reason and converse.

 

Neo-Liberty-

Italian architectural movement that developed in the second half of the 1950s as a reaction to the widespread diffusion of the International Style, especially in relation to the sensitive historic environment of many Italian cities. Its name was originally coined by detractors of the movement to imply that it was simply a revival of the Italian Stile Liberty or Art Nouveau.