Theories of Architecture and Urbanism synopsis

1. BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS) IN ARCHITECTURE
THEORIES OF ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM (ARC61303/ARC2224)
SYNOPSIS: REACTION PAPER (AUGUST 2016) [10 MARKS]
NAME: Wee Boon Bing ID: 0313569
LECTURER: Mr. Nicholas Ng TUTORIAL TIME: 2-4PM
SYNOPSIS NO: 1 READER TITLE: The Cause of Architecture
AUTHOR: Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright is an architect that been called by fellow architects as in everything from a great poet to an
insupportable windbag, the clergy has deplored his morals, creditors have deplored his financial habits, politicians and opinions.
The reason why this famous architect being treat because of his arrogance of designing in architecture.
The arrogance as in believe architecture for human, the arrogance brings him to become a successful architect. He think
that any man who really has faith in himself will be dubbed arrogant by his fellows. Sometimes it's hard to hold our faith in the
education nowadays because we have to face the reality in the other hand. Because when we are doing something different and
people will judge we are wrong.
For Mr. Wright, the public doesn't matter in what he did, and he believe his "Organic Architecture" will serve the human a
better place but not as a cheater in architecture that intended to create benefits by covering our eyes with beautiful images and no
contents. The organic architecture is a philosophy of architecture which promotes harmony between human habitation and the
natural world which complemented the natural site and use local raw materials such as wood, stone and brick in their natural state.
Mr. Wright's designs were based on several concepts that cubism. In the cubism art work, objects were analyzed broken
up and reassemble in an abstracted form. Instead of depicting objects from one viewpoint, the artists depict from a multitude of
viewpoints to represent the subject integrator context. The next concept is minimalism whereas the simplest and fewer elements
were used to create the maximum effect of any design or stop. Then the expressionism which is to express meaning or emotional
experiences rather than physical reality was also used. Besides that, the art nouveau which is an international philosophy and style
of art, architecture and apply art inspired by natural forms and structures. Lastly is the integration with nature, he grew up close to
the land and touch with its creative processes and it gave him constant inspiration for this architecture. He believed architecture
must stand as a unified whole, grow form and be a blessing to the landscape.
For the concepts from Mr. Wright, they were just the perception from him and were apply for certain places and time. We
cannot predict what is going to happen in the future, so the answer is within ourselves, within the nature of the thing that our self
represent our self. That's where the architecture and humanity lies. We are ever going to amount everything, the all we have to do
is develop it.
WORD COUNT 440
Key points (2.5)
Appropriateness of
Terminologies (2.5)
Clarity in Opinions and
Reactions (2.5)
Logical Progression (2.5)
DATE: TOTAL MARK & GRADE
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2. SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
ASSESSMENT
RUBRIC
Grades Marks Key points (2.5) Appropriateness of
Terminologies (2.5)
Clarity in Opinions
and Reactions
(2.5)
Logical
Progression (2.5)
A 1.8 -
2.5
Evidence of
outstanding
understanding of Key
points through clear
explanation
Appropriate use of
Terminologies In
discussing the Issues/
Concepts/Theories
Outstanding
Clarity in opinions
and reactions -
Supported with
strong Logical
explanation
Outstanding
Articulation of
logical expressions
ending with well-
developed
paragraphs
B 1.5 -
1.79
Evidence of
understanding of Key
points through
reasonable
explanation
Reasonable use of
Terminologies In
discussing the Issues/
Concepts/Theories with
Minor unfamiliarity
Reasonable
clarity in opinions
and reactions -
Supported with
Logical
explanation
Reasonable
Articulation of
logical expressions
ending with well-
developed
paragraphs
C 1.25 -
1.49
Evidence of Some
Understanding of Key
points through
acceptable
explanation
Acceptable use of
Terminologies In
discussing the Issues/
Concepts/Theories with
Noticeable unfamiliarity
Acceptable
Clarity in opinions
and reactions -
Supported with
satisfactory
explanation
Acceptable
Articulation of
logical expressions
ending with some
ambiguous
statements
D 1 -
1.24
Evidence of Some
Understanding of Key
points through not
quite acceptable
explanation
Evidence of
Terminologies however
poorly communicated in
discussing The Issues/
Concepts/Theories With
Weak Clarity in
opinions and
reactions -
Supported with
Lengthy
explanation
Poor Articulation of
logical expressions
ending with
noticeable
ambiguous
statements
F 0 -
0.99
Insufficient Evidence
of Understanding of
Key points through
weak explanation
Insufficient Evidence of
Terminologies in
discussing the Issues/
Concepts/Theories With
Improper
opinions and
reactions. Not
Matching the
Issues/ Concepts/
Theories -
Inadequate
Reasons
Unable to
Articulate / illogical
expressions.
Poorly written
synopsis.