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ARCH416Suburb,Exurb, Rural
This document discusses suburban, exurban, and rural architecture and design. It begins with an agenda on suburbs and early garden suburbs like Levittown, NY. It then discusses exurbs and the work of architect Sam Mockbee and his Rural Studio, which designed and built homes and a community center for rural Alabama residents using sustainable materials. The document presents photographs and descriptions of several of Mockbee's projects, and his philosophy of placing architecture in relation to issues like education, healthcare, transportation, and poverty. It compares his work to that of other architects and discusses how his focus evolved over time.
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- 1. ARCH 416 Spring '15 Suburban,Exurban, Rural
- 2. agenda • suburbs • early"garden" suburbs • Levittown, NY • exurbs • Sam Mockbee and the Rural Studio
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- 20. Tim Burton "Ballet deSuburbia" Edward Scissorhands (1990) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XVANpDVh5Y
- 21. what's wrong withsprawl?
- 56. art + cultureof suburbia Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road (1961) John Cheever, "The Swimmer," (1964) Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections (2001)
- 57. SAM MOCKBEE (1944-2001) On receivinga Macarthur “Genius” Award: “I’m no genius, but I’m smart enough to take the money.”
- 58. 4 examples • BryantHouse (Haybale House), Mason’s Bend, AL, 1994 • Harris House (Butterfly House), Mason’s Bend, AL, 1996 • Lucy's House, Mason's Bend, AL, 1997 • Mason’s Bend Community Center, Mason’s Bend, AL, 2000
- 59. Mockbee's philosophy "Critical thoughtrequires looking beyond architecture towards an enhanced understanding of the whole to which it belongs. Accordingly, the role of architecture should be placed in relation to other issues of education, healthcare, transportation, recreation, law enforcement, employment, the environment, the collective community that impacts on the lives of both the rich and the poor." —Samuel Mockbee, "The Rural Studio," 1998
- 60. Mockbee/Coker, The RogerCook House, Memphis, TN 1994
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- 62. Mockbee’s evolution from largerto smaller jobs from wealthier to poorer clients
- 63. Bryant House (HayBale House) Mason’s Bend, AL, 1995
- 64. The Bryants toldMockbee and the students that they wanted mainly two things in a house: a room big enough for a bed and desk for each grandchild and a front porch to entertain neighbors and family.
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- 67. "Architecture has tobe greater than just architecture. It has to address social values, as well as technical and aesthetic values."
- 68. Harris House (ButterflyHouse), Mason’s Bend, AL, 1996
- 69. Samuel Mockbee, HarrisHouse (The Butterfly House), 1996
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- 71. "Everyone, rich orpoor, deserves a shelter for the soul."
- 72. Lucy's House, 1997 threemain elements • a single-story living space, • a screened-in porch, and • tower that doubled as a master bedroom upstairs and tornado shelter/family room downstairs.
- 74. 72,000 individually stackedcarpet tiles
- 77. Sam Mockbee andthe Rural Studio, Mason’s Bend Community Center, 2000
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- 81. Community Center, illuminatedat night
- 84. Sam Mockbee, Mason’sBend Community Center, 1997-2001
- 85. Richard MEIER Jubilee Church Rome,Italy 1996 - 2003
- 88. Which building ismore beautiful? Are your criteria: technical? aesthetic?
- 89. "To live ina space that supports our emotional and physical well beings so perfectly is something we don’t take for granted," she explains. "In all of the other houses we’ve lived in, we have felt that they have taken a toll on us, whether it was because they were too expensive and paying for them created stress, or because they were so cluttered with excess, unnecessary material things that we felt stifled. Living tiny forces organization and simplicity and prevents build up of clutter and chaos."
- 90. Compare and contrastaccording to Mockbee’s three criteria: 1. Moral sense 2. Ability to observe (truth) 3. Sense of wonder
- 91. Which building ismost likely to have been designed by Frank Gehry, and why? Cite at least three pieces of visual evidence in support of your conclusion.