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ARCHITECTURE ALTERNATIVES
Irene Aldea Álvarez Juan Arredondo Moreno David Jabbour Díaz Begoña López-Cediel García-Serrano Álvaro Molina Rollano
Jobs directly related to architecture degree include:
- Architect
- Architectural technologist
- Interior and spatial designer
Jobs where architecture degree would be useful include:
- Building survevor - Commercial/residential survevor - Higher education lecturer - Historic buildings - Inspector/conservation officer - Landscape architect - Planning and development
survevor - Production designer - Theatre/television/film - Structural engineer - Town planner
12% OF SPANISH ARCHITECTS EMIGRATED
1959 – 8% of all working Americans had a bachelors degree
1980 – 17% of all working Americans had a bachelors degree
2000 – 25% of all working Americans had a bachelors degree
2010 – 30% of all working Americans had a bachelors degree
Masters graduates from US architecture schools as a proportion of all graduates. Source: National Center for Education Statistics.
1965-1990
25% of american architecture students
graduated with a master
2010
40% of american architecture students
graduated with a master
No. of architects per million capita in the USA. Source: Decennial census, U.S. Census Bureau.
1850 17 architects per million
1960 166 arquitects per million
2000 Almost 700 architects per million
SKILLS DEVELOPED: - Imaginative and creative thinking skills - Ability to analyse and critically assess problems - Ability to see the big picture as well as giving
attention to the smallest details
- Ability to communicate effectively - Understanding of history, cultural and
environmental concerns - Lateral thinking skills to solve complex problems
Anshuman Prasad
Tino Schaedler Charlie and the Chocolate factory
Joseph Kosinski Oblivion
Fashion
Shelter
Geometry
Space & volume
Wrapping
Draping
Folding
Weaving
FURNITURE IN ARCHITECTURE
“a chair is a very difficult object. A skyscraper is almost easier.
That is why Chippendale is famous”
Mies Van Der Rohe
MODERN FURNITURE 19th CENTURY PRESENT
DECORATIVE ARTS VISUALLY HEAVY
MODERN ARTS VISUALLY LIGHT
VS
FUNCTIONALISM
ACCESIBLE
MASS-PRODUCED DESIGN
AFFORDABLE
INDUSTRIAL
FUNCTIONALITY
INFLUENCES
LE STIJL BAUHAUS DEUTSCHER WERKBUND
NEW MATERIALS
• Steel
• Glass
• Molded plywood
Eames Lounge Chair Wood
EXAMPLES
Gerrit Rietveld's Red-Blue Armchair Marcel Breuer's Wassily Chair
Le Corbusier Chaise Longue Eileen Gray side table
Mies van der Rohe Barcelona chair Noguchi coffee table
• WALTER GROPIUS 1883-1969
• LILLY REICH 1885-1974
• MIES VAN DER ROHE 1886-1969
• EILEEN GRAY 1878-1976
• LE CORBUSIER 1887-1965
• MARCEL BREUER 1902-1981
CURRENT FURNITURE
ZAHA HADID ARCHITECTS
LIQUID GLACIAL TABLE MESA TABLE
CURRENT FURNITURE
Graphic Design
De stijl
Theo Van Doesburg
Bauhaus