Will the Concert Hall Start a Revolution", Studying Building Types, Architectural Article
Will the Concert Hall Start a Revolution"
Architecture Design, Building Type Discussion – article by Brian Carter, Buffalo, NY, USA
Oct 19, 2018
Will the Concert Hall Start a Revolution"
The Lonely Pursuit of Studying Buildings while still in your Pyjamas – The Monthly Report
News that a concert hall to be built in Russia?s fourth largest city will be designed by Zaha Hadid Architects prompted thoughts about building types. In his remarkable book on that subject Pevsner asserted the value of studying different buildings, consequent considerations of style and styles, speculations about materials and the promise of a rewarding increase in our awareness of social histories.
image courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects
In his ?A History of Building Types? Pevsner went on to identify seventeen different categories of building ranging from national monuments to factories, shops, theatres, banks and libraries and traced out fascinating histories while documenting significant international examples of each type. He also recalled how researching that book had been a ?lonely pursuit?.
The scrutiny of building types seems again to have become a ?lonely pursuit?. For example look at the bank. Not so long ago it offered gold domed neo-classical piles and carefully carved stones located on numerous prominent city streets. Exuding security and confidence, while promising pr...