![Das neungeschossige Wohnhaus liegt an der Mündung der Händelallee in die Klopstockstrasse. Architect: Walter Gropius
Bauhaus
I like the concept of extended lines and spaces interrupting areas and visual borders around them. I don’t really care about the showing-the-materials-being-used aspect, etc. That’s fine, and that can be a worthwhile pursuit, too. No disrespect. I’m just telling you what I like best about Bauhaus*.
When I was studying both architecture and English, I had a class with a really great professor. He was some kinda Russiany – Ukrainian? – person, and I had an Irish lit class with him. He had translated Ulysses into Ukranian. Smart fucking guy, right? Every [verdant, penny-whistley] excerpt recited in class bounced in our ears in a rounded Russian brogue. It was fantastic. I like combinations of things like that. Style mash-up. Life jumble that harmonizes well. Anyway, we had an interesting discussion, once. He started to say, “You know, there is an interesting connection between architecture and composition…” And I cut him off, like I do when I get really excited about something: “Yes! Structure and creativity! You have to have elements that will keep the form standing, but change it enough to delight the viewer/user/reader and give it novelness.” I didn’t say it eloquently, but that was the gist. We talked and talked, and how could I not have a crush on him? No, nothing happened.
I guess what I’m saying, in short, is that writing online is somewhat like Bauhaus architecture. Story lines progress outside of the boxes we put them in.
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* Some sources say that Bauhaus teachers would exhort their students to “forget everything you’ve learned about architecture.” If that’s true, I take issue with that philosophy. The way you get to a movement of art like this is by knowing the previous forms very well and reacting to them. Intention is incredibly important. Only go outside of the box if you have a good reason for it.
** Bonus: clicking on the photo of the Gropius apartment house above will take you to a photo (from a couple of years ago) whose (flawed, agreed) composition follows the principles of Bauhaus that I’m interested in.
*** None of the photos I found online were quite the angle I wanted of this place, so I guess I’ll have to get to Berlin, some time. Ideally, this post would’ve had my own photo up there.](http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxnmcr6bfq1qas0r9o1_500.jpg)
Das neungeschossige Wohnhaus liegt an der Mündung der Händelallee in die Klopstockstrasse. Architect: Walter Gropius
Bauhaus
I like the concept of extended lines and spaces interrupting areas and visual borders around them. I don’t really care about the showing-the-materials-being-used aspect, etc. That’s fine, and that can be a worthwhile pursuit, too. No disrespect. I’m just telling you what I like best about Bauhaus*.
When I was studying both architecture and English, I had a class with a really great professor. He was some kinda Russiany – Ukrainian? – person, and I had an Irish lit class with him. He had translated Ulysses into Ukranian. Smart fucking guy, right? Every [verdant, penny-whistley] excerpt recited in class bounced in our ears in a rounded Russian brogue. It was fantastic. I like combinations of things like that. Style mash-up. Life jumble that harmonizes well. Anyway, we had an interesting discussion, once. He started to say, “You know, there is an interesting connection between architecture and composition…” And I cut him off, like I do when I get really excited about something: “Yes! Structure and creativity! You have to have elements that will keep the form standing, but change it enough to delight the viewer/user/reader and give it novelness.” I didn’t say it eloquently, but that was the gist. We talked and talked, and how could I not have a crush on him? No, nothing happened.
I guess what I’m saying, in short, is that writing online is somewhat like Bauhaus architecture. Story lines progress outside of the boxes we put them in.
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* Some sources say that Bauhaus teachers would exhort their students to “forget everything you’ve learned about architecture.” If that’s true, I take issue with that philosophy. The way you get to a movement of art like this is by knowing the previous forms very well and reacting to them. Intention is incredibly important. Only go outside of the box if you have a good reason for it.
** Bonus: clicking on the photo of the Gropius apartment house above will take you to a photo (from a couple of years ago) whose (flawed, agreed) composition follows the principles of Bauhaus that I’m interested in.
*** None of the photos I found online were quite the angle I wanted of this place, so I guess I’ll have to get to Berlin, some time. Ideally, this post would’ve had my own photo up there.
