REVIEW OF ARCHITECTURE - Triangle Modernist Houses

#Fld|Y.$***, -tuA*ff**;**f,.{fry Ein***s,#:"*-rry*iif;'rrv*EP11""r"r,.l**4ry'"ci*'"i,'111'1"'ffi'-S;:i,I.t 'r'''.E+s',:ttOPEN SPACESIt seems that the open spaces in ourcities. that is the spaces resulting betweenbuildings, goes undeveloped andunwanted in so many projects. Actually,the spaces between the buildings aresometimes more important than how thebuildings look themselves. Time and timeagain the owner spends all of his moneyfor the building because he thinks thatthe space in the building is what produceshis income and comfort, however,this viewpoint is certainly a wrong anddefacing attitude for our environment.77. An apartment building by Le Corbusierin West Berlin, Germany showinga natural open space around itthekind of space in keeping with thelandscape character of the area andmore possible to achieve when onlYone building is built and therefore,does not disturb too much of thearea with grading.78. Open space in the Hansa Quarters ofWest Berlin.79.80. Again, landscape character preservedin Henry Morganthawler's Bern, SwitzerlandHousing Project. Done successfully here, the landscaPe hasbeen left natural.BUILDINGS AS CENTROIDSThe majority of the buildings we knowof in our architectural world are buildingsthat fit into a vacant spot between buildingsaligning our typical city streets. However,in recent years, city planners andarchitects have realized the value of lettingbuildings serve as "centroids" or "focal"points for major spaces of our cities.This idea is exemplified in the followingpictures. Naturally the pictures shown arenot intended to be the "last" word, butmerely examples to excite one's creativeimagination when the problem may presentitself in the future.81. John Johannsen's American Embassyin Dublin, lreland.82. A comparable ancient example inRome.ARCHITECTU RE/24