Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Mrs. Jewitt
Katie - I m glad that you are narrowing your thesis, but I am thinking that it still might be too broad, and I don't understand how you are choosing your buildings - Do the buildings affect the culture? Or do the culture and the time period influence the construction and style of the buildings? What is the basis for connecting the two countries' buildings? What are you finding for information that is connecting your research to culture? See me if you want to discuss this further.
The Casa Rocamora
Designed by brothers Bonaventura (1862-1940) & Joaquim Basegoda (1854-1938), the Casa Rocamora looks to renaissance gothic for its inspiration. The building stands out for arcaded corner tower and projecting windows on the upper levels.-as you can see, the French designs are much different from the Spanish designs, but also time plays a factor from ancient to modern architecture.
A little background info on Paris and an architect
Founded on the island where a natural north-south highway crosses the Seine River, some 233 miles from the river mouth on the English Channel, Paris, the largest city proper of continental Europe and the capital of France, is over 2,000 years old.
Paris was conquered by Julius Caesar in 52 BC, and existed as a regional center under the Romans. In 987, Hugh Capet, Count of Paris, became king of France, and under his successors, the city's position as the nation's capital became established. The storming of the Bastille in 1789 was the first of a series of key actions by the Parisian people during the French Revolution. In 1871, during the Franco-Prussian War the city was besieged for four months until France surrendered. After German troops withdrew, French radicals briefly established the Paris Commune. During World War I the Germans were prevented from reaching Paris, but they occupied the city during World War II from 1940 to 1944. Paris was again the scene of violence during the student riots of 1968.
In addition to its many older buildings and the grandeur of its boulevards, Paris is known for the ambitious grands projets building program carried out under the presidency of François Mitterrand. In addition to the La Défense arch and the Bastille Opéra, Mitterrand's projects have included the renovation of the Louvre by architect I. M. Pei, the La Villette complex on the northeastern edge of the city, and the Bibliothèque de France.
Paris was conquered by Julius Caesar in 52 BC, and existed as a regional center under the Romans. In 987, Hugh Capet, Count of Paris, became king of France, and under his successors, the city's position as the nation's capital became established. The storming of the Bastille in 1789 was the first of a series of key actions by the Parisian people during the French Revolution. In 1871, during the Franco-Prussian War the city was besieged for four months until France surrendered. After German troops withdrew, French radicals briefly established the Paris Commune. During World War I the Germans were prevented from reaching Paris, but they occupied the city during World War II from 1940 to 1944. Paris was again the scene of violence during the student riots of 1968.
In addition to its many older buildings and the grandeur of its boulevards, Paris is known for the ambitious grands projets building program carried out under the presidency of François Mitterrand. In addition to the La Défense arch and the Bastille Opéra, Mitterrand's projects have included the renovation of the Louvre by architect I. M. Pei, the La Villette complex on the northeastern edge of the city, and the Bibliothèque de France.
Katie-
I think that it would be interesting if you studied famous buildings in France. You could see how what their similarities are. And for famous buildings in Spain, I don't really know of many. I just found El Temple de la Sagrada Família, which might be kind of neat to research. I love your pictures!!
I think that it would be interesting if you studied famous buildings in France. You could see how what their similarities are. And for famous buildings in Spain, I don't really know of many. I just found El Temple de la Sagrada Família, which might be kind of neat to research. I love your pictures!!
"The fierce debates aroused by President Francois Mitterrand's bold decision to have the vast forecourt of the Louvre embellished by a seventy-foot-high pyramid made of metal wiring and glass are only the latest episode in a long series of intellectual battles between the ancients and the moderns. "
- I think that this quote is just one of many examples of how usually the most famous buildings start out as a major controversy. When the Louvre's pyramid was first built, many people thought it was ugly, and not like usual museums. They hated it, but soon grew to love it. This has affected the culture in France because I believe it has allowed people to move from what we know, to accepting what is modern.
-Another example is the Eiffel Tower. Say, if some architect came to your favorite city, and built a 200 foot metal tower that looked like it wasn't finished when the architect said it was, you would probably throw a fit. You would think it was ugly unless you changed your cultural upbringing and accepted the fact that the Eiffel Tower is beautiful.
-The Centre Pompidou is a new art museum built in France in 1971 by Richard Rogers & Renzo Piano. 
As you can see by the picture below, It looks unfinished on the outside. Many French people hated the way the museum looked. But as culture changes, so does architecture and what we view as beautiful.
As you can see by the picture below, It looks unfinished on the outside. Many French people hated the way the museum looked. But as culture changes, so does architecture and what we view as beautiful.Suggestions???
Does anyone have any specific French buildings or buildings in Spain that they think I should focus on?? I'm thinking about the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower, and the Notre Dame for France, any ideas for famous buildings in Spain?
-katie
-katie
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