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First Aired - 07/09/2009 08:00PM
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The premier of Burning Down the House is moderated by architect and writer Curtis B. Wayne. The discussion centers around the Roman ideals of "fimitatis, utilitatis" and "venustatis" in architecture, with architects Roderick L. Knox and George Y. Sawick
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Introductions and Preview of Today's Show (5:37)
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culture of architecture, Cooper Union, Harvard Design School, Roderick L Knox, George Y Sawicki, opinionated architects, Roman, structural integrity, comfort and functionality, delight, the umami of architecture, New York architects, American Institute of Architects, Royal Institute of British Architects, Architectural League of NY, Architect's Council of New York, New York Society of Architects, New York Coalition of Black Architects, Ukrainian Museum, Pratt Institute, Kaufman Astoria Film and Television Studios, the St. George Residential Tower Complex, Chopin,Vitruvius and Delight (18:47)
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Guggenheim, Cooper Union Building, Cooper Square, where did delight go in this building?, Thom Mayne, unnecessary structural gymnastics, trend towards sensationalist architecture, new buildings satisfy ego of client and architect, Bond Street residential, green vomit building, Coke bottle green glass facade, Louis Sullivan Building, naturalistic motifs, Art Nouveau, blends in with vocabulary of its surroundings, Gehry's gumby-like buildings, self-centered buildings, Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture, Frank Lloyd Wright most self-promoting architect, architects don't make sculptures, firmitas, utilitas, architecture as opera,Details and What Is on the Inside (17:40)
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warped plane, elegant detailing, unorganized within, a building as a fraud, delight is not a blank slate, no absolute truth, no absolute duty, neo-classical, repose should be offered, to take concrete straight up like steal is disappointing, Boston City Hall, discomforting works, the Jewish Museum in Berlin, the Pantheon and Parthenon, Wizard of Oz Monstrosity, Eisenman Building in Berlin, importance of details,Venustatis, Sensation and Light (16:42)
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duck beacon, respect for itself and it's neighbors, the silica makes the impact, inappropriate to the program, loud for the sake of being loud, New York and Chicago steel buildings are different, a lie is ok if it's beautiful, lintel are formal, delight in the totality of expression, juxtaposition of old and new, Coopers secret society from Yale, the interplay of light on form, MOMA, New York builds upward, Saint Vincent's Building, sensational and imperatively, lower Manhattan Art Deco style, Renaissance Pulazzo, Anne Saxelby, intrinsic beauty and style, decorater versus true builders,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 11/11/2009 08:00PM
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A continuation on last week's discussion with Roderick L. Knox about eloquence in architecture.
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Concrete & Steel (25:05)
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Curtis B. Wayne, Roderick L. Knox, Hearst Ranch, England, concrete, delicate and dainty, Cambridge, exposed concrete with glass walls, La Tourette, Portugal, Dan Brown, Knights Templar, The Templars, Prince Henry, origin of Friday the 13th, monastic building types, execution of monarchs, brutalist, four or five inches of concrete is a thing of eloquence, granite, New York zoning codes, Chicago Tribune Tower, ornamented with gothic effects, steel, The Carpenter Center, organic voluptuous building, Dominican monetary in France, home monetary of the Knights of Christ, mercenary monks, Kubrick’s' 2001, brutalism,Brutalism & Gesamtkunstwerk (18:43)
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Hearst Ranch, Paul Rudolph, concrete in the desert, heat sink, temperature modulator, tiles, floor slabs, for artistic effect there is exposed concrete, the universal man, post cubist, a house should be a machine for living in, bathtubs, Eero Saarinen, stainless steel, Phillip Johnson, http://rodknox.com, Vivian Beaumont Theater, architecture is an old man's profession, modern architecture studio manager can't communicate as well, computer generation, gesamtkunstwerk, south Mediterranean aesthetic, brutalism is an acquired taste,Theosophy (8:59)
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theosophy, Rudolph Steiner, occultist shrine, Adolph Loos, frozen music, Wagner, an approach to having plants and animals living in equilibrium in the landscape, way of living, coat closets, secession,Truly Eloquent Buildings (10:46)
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baroque era, scale is different than proportion, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, chapels, Amphora, ceramic vase, spindles with different shapes, visual delight, eloquent gesture, scientific method, when things work out you know it's right because its beautiful, Mount Kisco, decorative elements, late renaissance, adds liveliness, if form is not beautiful than I've got it wrong, Bucky Fuller,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 06/28/2009 01:00PM
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Patrick and Ed talk with Sam Edwards of Edwards Hams about the generational tradition of producing Virginia Ham. Also on the show, Curtis Wayne talks about event architecture.
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Introduction with Sam Edwards (12:44)
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Fancy Food Show, cork funeral, Sam Edwards, Virginia made foods, ham sandwiches, bacon, sausage, the art of curing got lost with refrigeration, dry curing, Berkshire, Virginia Peanuts, 2009's vintage will be fed five pounds of peanuts, flavoring the meat through diet, diet adds richness, Spain, free range local pigs, industrial pork, spoilage rate, Sam cures Virginia Hams, Mark Marabella, Patrick Martins,Sam Edwards & Son on Documenting The Family Tradition (7:43)
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generations, James Madison University, Ham Documentary, updated oral tradition, Sam's son is documenting the family tradition, the art of curing, there are less than 50 producers in the country, documentary filmmaking a taxing profession,Mark Marabella from the Beach (9:25)
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crabs, prosciutto, sustainable farms, ultimately product taste is most important, smoking, curing, New Dominion Pictures, www.edwardsvaham.com, rich family history, Virginia's Finest, Fatty Crab, curing facility in Bushwick, gastronomy, Mark is in The Outer Banks, artistry, Williamsburg Virginia, promoting Virginia, Balthazar, Sam learned the process from his Grandfather,Mark Marabella & Crabs in The Outer Banks (9:50)
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crab, Chesapeake Bay, crab cakes, blue crab, hurricanes are not friendly to The Outer Banks, sandbar, crab guts, sustainable crabbing, soft shell crabs, Andy Griffith, outdoor theater, lost colony, tobacco state,Event Architecture and Feng Shui with Curtis Wayne (21:10)
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Michael Jackson, Mott Street building, Curtis Wayne has a new show on HRN, new construction lacks delight, finding pleasure in architecture, feng shui, flow of chi, luan wood, wood element, The Talking Heads, relating music to architecture, William Whyte, the more eyes the better, Fashion Week, temporary architecture design, PS1 Summer Stage, Burning Man, The Toy Fair, ICFF, Worlds Fair, Shea Stadium, Trump International, Danny Meyer, Lincoln Logs were invented by Frank Lloyd Wright's son, The Chrysler Building,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
