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Landy Joined: 15 Dec 2005 Posts: 422	Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 12:28 pm    Post subject: why furniture is not architecture Architecture can be compared to perfume. A perfume comes out as product of aesthetic and with it comes the lotion, soap, after shave and powder. Architecture is the end and furniture is what the lotion is to the perfume. A byproduct of the creation.
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teamjdc Joined: 25 Oct 2007 Posts: 145	Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 3:35 pm    Post subject: One could argue the opposite. Why do rooms typically have square corners? What dictates window sill height in an office? How about bar height? This is an offshoot of the form & function debate.
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birgco Joined: 01 May 2007 Posts: 252	Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 6:22 pm    Post subject: If it is true that the general character of a room depends on the architectural forms and lines which compose its walls, ceiling, doors, and windows, it is no less true that the expression of the same room largely depends of the manner in which it is furnished. Who said it and when?
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djswan Joined: 17 Aug 2007 Posts: 331 Location: Montana, USA	Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 5:10 am    Post subject: Re: why furniture is not architecture Landy wrote: Architecture can be compared to perfume. A perfume comes out as product of aesthetic and with it comes the lotion, soap, after shave and powder. Architecture is the end and furniture is what the lotion is to the perfume. A byproduct of the creation. This smells funny. I like this guy's comparisions _________________ The definition of architect is "Master Builder". I am a builder and there are no masters. "I'm not one of those who in expressing opinions confine themselves to facts" Mark Twain
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birgco Joined: 01 May 2007 Posts: 252	Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 6:15 am    Post subject: Ok, since you're all a bunch of stoners, I'll give you some help. A) Frank Lloyd Wright, 1935 B) A.J. Downing, 1865 C) Frank Gehry, 1985 D) Mel Brooks, 1990
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djswan Joined: 17 Aug 2007 Posts: 331 Location: Montana, USA	Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 9:25 am    Post subject: I refuse to take any architecture test or urine test. _________________ The definition of architect is "Master Builder". I am a builder and there are no masters. "I'm not one of those who in expressing opinions confine themselves to facts" Mark Twain
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birgco Joined: 01 May 2007 Posts: 252	Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 8:16 pm    Post subject: Since we've had such tremendous response to the quiz, I am going to give you all an F. The answer is A.J. Downing but it was a trick question. Even if you guessed or you're a real architectural history buff, you still only get partial credit. Downing died in 1852 at the tender age of 36. Wow.
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djswan Joined: 17 Aug 2007 Posts: 331 Location: Montana, USA	Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 12:16 am    Post subject: I'll gladly take an F on this lame topic. Thanks for the trivia, might come in handy on a game show. _________________ The definition of architect is "Master Builder". I am a builder and there are no masters. "I'm not one of those who in expressing opinions confine themselves to facts" Mark Twain
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