REVIEW OF ARCHITECTURE - Triangle Modernist Houses

l$'r :&$',,. liii$i.1#ROOFS OF OUR CITIESSince u/e all view a large portion of ourcities a large portion of the day fromthe large portion of high rise office buildings,it is quite clear from the followingpictures that we design our cities with thisingredient in mind. The more we studyour cities, the more we realize that it isdefinitely a three dimensional compositionand no part of it, especially the roofs,can be ignored or slighted.52. Amazingly enough, red tile roofs arethe dominating feature of Bern, Switzerlandfrom above.53. Monaco, on the Riviera, is one of thebest examples of the necessitY forbeing conscious of how roofs mustbe remembered in designing ourcities.54. Another stronger reminder of roofs asseen in Copenhagen.CHARACTER OF OUR CITIESAs we know, the earth possesses what wecall "landscape character." The characteristicsof the landscape gradually changeas we move across the United States orany other continent and we usually associatea characteristic like cactus with themidwest, and so on. Cities, too, have theircharacter and two of the best and mostconsistent examples that I observed wereAmsterdam and Venice. Amsterdam hasits quaint little canal houses facing thetree lined canals. Each little canal housewas slighly different than the next, butjust enough to establish a subtle atmosphereof detail and variety. Venice hasits canals, too, and in this city one dependscompletely upon the boat for transportation.All of the buildings facing thecanals come right down into the waterand again, each building's details and designare all so similar, but vary justenough to keep one's attention forever.55.56. Amsterdam, Holland57.58.59. Venice, ltalyARCHITECTU RE/20