Context in Architecture | ARCHITECTURE 101 

Very good but I think there’s a little muddiness in the explanation of the progression of historicist Post-Modernism and the current way of dealing with context. Robert Venturi did not advocate for direct copying of the past, the 311 South Wacker Drive building employs Post-Modernism in exactly the same way as the early Post-Modernists such as 550 Madison and Vanna Venturi House. Very cool observation about the tribune tower though 👌 I think Kevin Lynch’s 5 Elements of a City is also crucial to understanding our current view on contextualism which becomes important when you talk about contrasting the context. Definitely enjoyed the vid, looking forward to more 😄😃👌 Something I’m currently interested in is the effect Starchitects are having on the industry where architects are favouring impact in buildings that should rather be more coherent. This is again dissolving identities of cities. That is to say when you employ a Starchitect he/she will usually be working on a ‘Landmark’ building (to quote Lynch) whereas everyone else will be working on the building around the landmark but feel the need to emulate it rather than fit into its surroundings submissively. They’re doing the opposite of what like 311 South Wacker Drive does. It’s a real problem.

Great video