Thursday, November 12, 2009

Questions for Nov 13 Seminar

here are questions on Frampton for tomorrow's seminar;
1. what are strategies for connecting building to place per the reading?
2. what factors in modern building practice that contribute to 'placelessness'per the reading?
3. what is Frampton's critique of Venturi (and Scott-Brown)? do you agree?
4. do you agree with Framptons assessment that there is 'an absence of true public realm in the modern motopia"? explain
5. give an example of masse culture that you feels transcends 'mediocre civilization'.
6. define and contrast Frampton's definition of arriere-garde and avante-garde.
7. at times Frampton and Kolarevic make similar points about the importance of tactile experience; elaborate.
8. define and contrast scenographic and tectonic. give examples of each.
9. Frampton is critical of the 'scenographic' and 'informational' in this article written in 1983. since then there has been rapid development of digital technologies for visualization and fabrication. how might his argument evolve in light of this?
10. Frampton is highly critical of the universalizing nature of mass production. how might this argument evolve in light of digital fabrication technologies?

No comments:

Post a Comment