Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Warmup and Architecture Preview

warmup: 
I agree with this statement. I think that people like to surround themselves with things that make them comfortable and attribute to their personality, and define their environment by those things, as opposed to the space itself. As a photographer, it makes me want to capture the essence of what define's people, and their atmosphere. It gives unique ideas for shoots. 

The picture were neat to look at and I would definitely want to take photos of it. At the same time though, all the doll head were a little creepy. 

I think it would be a dream come true to be the child of someone who worked at this place. The children would get to play with all the open toys and be the first to play with the new toys.


My favorite photo was the photo with all the flowers. There is a lady with her back to the camera,crossing her legs at her desk. The desk is in the center. The three walls surrounding her are covered in beautiful flowers and foliage of all different colors.

Architecture Preview:

La Pedrera, Spain
1. Antoini Gaudi
2. December 1910
3. Barcelona, Spain
4. You can visit it.
5. no
6. It was built for the owners, residential building
7. I picked this building for its interesting shape. The building lures the viewer in to keep staring at the architecture. The building has a lot of history as it was built in the early 1990s and has a lot of interesting background information. The owners were married, but supposedly the husband just wanted the recently widowed Roser's money. The building is so enticing, that I chose it because I think it would be a nice place to visit, and take photos of.

Kunsthaus Graz, Austria
1.Collin Fournir and Peter Cook
2. 2003
3. Graz, Austria
4. You can visit it.
5.$50 million 
6. Build for a European Capital of Culture celebration.
7. I picked this building because of the modern appeal it gives. The futuristic shape makes it look like a submarine or an army weapon/tank. It is neat to see different shaded buildings because they require a lot more creative attention, than regular rectangular buildings do. I would love to visit the building and see if the inside is just as unique as the outside

Burj Al Arab, UAE
1. Tom Wright
2. 1999
3. Dubai, UAE
4.  public building 
5. $2 billion
6. Built as a beach hotel.
7. I really like this building. It is very intriguing, not only outside but inside too. It has a luxurious appeal that is different from many of the other buildings on the list we were given. The building is like a dream. It looks just like a palace on the inside, but very modern and futuristic on the outside. I chose this building because it would be an amazing site to take photos on, but also wonderful to visit for fun.

Habitat 67
1. Moshe Safdie
2. 1967
3. Montreal, Canada
4. residential building, apartment
5. C$140,000 per unit
6. Design for a the is project in architecture school
7. I chose this building because of the shape. The architect followed the style of a normal boxy building, but decided to make his design unique by rearranging the squares and rectangles to create a masterpiece. The building would be fun to live in for a while, but I don't like the modern take on housing as much, I prefer the traditional style. But I chose the photo, but it is much more interesting to look at, than a regular home.

Stone House, Portugal 
1. name unknown, from Guirmaraes
2. 1974
3. Northern Portugal
4. public building now, museum 
5. unknown
6. Built as a home for the owner's as a holiday destination
7. The stone house is incredible. To me the point of the house that no matter where you live, the beauty of nature is always more important. It reminds of the beauty of nature and the breathtaking views she gives us. Although I would never want to live there, it would be cool to see it in person.

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