*Image found at: https://branchcollective.org/?ps_articles=margaretta-s-frederick-on-frederic-shields-chapel-of-the-ascension The Chapel of the Ascension’s exterior attests to Herbert Horne’s great architectural skill while the interior was done by an artist named Frederic Shields. A wealthy widow of a member of parliament named Emelia Russell Gurney commissioned this build that was completed in 1910 but unfortunately was demolished thirty years later…
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Pt. 1: Franco Grignani
In 1908 Franco Grignani was born in Pieve Porto Morone in the north of Italy. Not much is known about his childhood, but his impact in the world of design began early. After attending a technical high school he entered the University of Pavia, where he got involved with the second generation futurists movement in…
Navigating Space in the WellRec Center
As an employee at our campuses gym, I spend a lot of time there. My position requires me to walk around all parts of the gym and assist guests when needed, and because it is such a huge space with a new building blended with a century old one. The newly added wellness and recreation…
Navigating Space: Wegmans
For this navigating space assignment, I choose to talk about the overall design and feel of Wegmans. Wegmans is an American supermarket chain similar to places like Walmart or Publix. What I enjoy most about Wegmans is the interior and how it seems so different compared to other supermarkets. In other places, the color of…
Analyzing the Spatial Design of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
For this assignment, I decided to analyze the spatial design of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum located in Washington, D.C. The first time I visited, this museum easily became one of my favorite buildings due to how intentional and thoughtfully designed it was, both inside and out. With such a serious subject matter, the…
January 8 Memorial by Rebeca Méndez
Rebeca Méndez collaborated with Chee Salette, an architect, and landscape architect, to create a memorial in Tucson, Arizona, United States. This Memorial honors the 2011 shooting of the victims and survivors that wanted to engage in democracy at Representative Gabrielle Giffords’ “Congress on your Corner”. The gunman fired thirty-three rounds, killing six and wounding eleven…
AEG Turbine Factory- Peter Behrens
Peter Behrens most iconic design project is arguably the Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft (also known as AEG) turbine factory. The contributions of Peter Behrens upon this project grew his name and value in the design community and set him aside from others. Commissioned in 1907, with no prior formal architecture experience, Behrens took on the collaborative project.…
Navigating Hunt Library
For my analysis of a spatial environment, I chose to examine Hunt Library on Centennial Campus. In this particular structure, the architecture firm Snøhetta attempted to design a technologically-sophisticated collaborative learning space. To do this, the architecture is kept extremely modern and simplistic, with the primary medium being steel and glass. Inside the structure, the…
Sweet’s File
SWEET’S FILE (Sections 15-20) Upon first viewing the book, I was intrigued by the bright colors and the highly designed pages. I found the book’s ability to fit a lot of information onto a page in a manner that wasn’t overwhelming, and that also didn’t utilize tiny, barely legible text, very impressive. I also loved…
Contemporary Furniture and Textiles
My first visual impression when viewing the cover of Contemporary Furniture and Textiles was that my attention was immediately drawn to the bolded, red “K” in the middle. The background is filled with contrasting colors of grey and black with the word “Knoll” repeatedly stated. The repetition of these words is highlighted even more…
Sweet’s File. Architectural. Sections 15-20.
When I entered the Special Collections room at D.H. Hill, Sweet’s File Architectural Sections 15-20 immediately caught my eye. Its large but plain cover which was aqua blue stood out to me above the rest of the books on display. My first thought when sitting down in front of the book was how large and…
Neutraface Font Around Campus
NC State University has a brand to uphold and part of that brand is the types of fonts and typefaces that the university approves of and uses. The primary typeface for NCSU is Univers, but they also use Glypha as a secondary typeface and Arial as a substitute font. However, if you look around campus…
Rebeca Méndez University of Cincinnati: Marché
This project, commissioned by Thom Mayne of Morphosis, required Mendez to create a design that would cover four cone-like structures that pierce the ceiling of the Rec Center. For this design, Mendez took into account that often times, in places like these, plants are what is wanted, to create a more lifelike feel to accompany…
Walter Dorwin Teague
1939 New York City World’s Fair Last but not least, this wildly successful project deserves to be put in Walter Dorwin Teague’s portfolio because it was one of (if not THE) most grand thing he ever did. Teague worked with people from all over the nation and world to pull off dozens of buildings, exhibits,…
Walter Dorwin Teague
Texaco Gas Station Design Though not as seemingly monumental as some of his other pieces, Walter Dorwin Teague’s Texaco Gas Station design deserves to be in his portfolio because of how widespread it became. Imagine driving down the interstate with your family on a roadtrip for miles and miles. You come across a gas station…
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