LECTURE 2 Flashcards
what does vernacular architecture mean?
it is an architectural style based on the local needs materials and traditions usually not designed by formally trained architects.
Where does the term vernacular come from?
From the latin worn Verna meaning home born salve.
how does Bernard Rudofsky describe vernacular architecture?
as nearly immutable and unimprovable serving its purpose perfectly with origins lost in the distant past.
date 1964 (architecture without architects, MoMA).
When did humans begin building shelters from earth and stone?
building such shelters is relatively recent for over 500,000 years humans used natural caves.
What is the significance of MoMA in architectural discourse ?
MoMA hosted Bernard Rudofsky architecture without architects exhibition in 1964 which elevated the status of vernacular and non pedigreed architecture.
Established: 1929.
What is pedigree?
The ancestors or lineage used metaphorically for traditional formally recognized architecture.
What is meant by the term non pedigree?
Architecture not designed by trained architect but holds significant value or cultural status.
Date: 1960s by Bernard Rudofsky.
museum of modern art
In the late 1920s, three influential patrons—Lillie P. Bliss, Mary Quinn Sullivan, and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller—recognized the need for an institution to promote modern art, challenging traditional museum conservatism. They, along with other original trustees, established The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in 1929. Alfred H. Barr, Jr., the founding director, aimed to help people appreciate contemporary visual arts and envisioned MoMA as the world’s premier museum of modern art.
What are the earliest known human habitation sites in Lebanon?
Dated in the 5th Millennium BCE (5000-4001 BCE) with evidence found in Byblos.
Describe the early Phoenician house around the 3rd millennium BCE.
Rectangular with well bonded walls wooden roof posts supported on stones to avoid dampness.
Dated: 3000-2001 BCE
What is the free plan in vernacular architecture?
A plan with open flexible interior spaces found in rural ares like akkar and bekka valley based on ancient design patterns.
how did early architecture bow to its geographic setting?
it adapted to landscape and environment rather than resisting it using available materials and natural forms.
