Alternatives Summary

In the alternatives section Michelle did a great job at explaining how during the Renaissance the horizontal aspect of a building was thriving. This is very true because everything about man being the main focus was centered around everything, and in this case architecture. She touched on the ideas of "having a presence, scaling to human size, and controlling the view" which all explain what a horizontal layout of a building does. Her alternatives summary is all about breaking rules and defining new possibilities, which is, in my opinion, what happened during the Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque eras.

As for Nikki, her alternatives summary is also about rules and why we need them, or why we don't. She explains that the reason we have some of the most amazing buildings we have today is mostly because the designers of these buildings did not follow rules, but imagined and designed a space they felt would impress and make an impression, which they did. She explains that without breaking the rules we would not move forward, but would be stuck in a rut. I like idea about the Baroque period and how she feels that it was all based on classical and then "turned upside down". If you look at a building such as Amelianburg, this is very true because the structure itself has classical elements, but then is exaggerated to the extreme, but still in order. She says that Baroque is all about the movement and being in the presence of that movement while it is happening and classicism is about being symmetrical and somewhat of a still picture.

Dajana clarifies that this unit is rebellious, just like Michelle and Nikki do. She explains that Baroque was more rebellious than the Renaissance styler period by Baroque going beyond the limits and borders with no rules and appearing to be never ending. It brings the outside in by unifying nature with an interior of a building. She explains that the Renaissance has an overall idea of how to be perceived and breaks the rules of the classicism but still plays it safe. The Gothic period is whole other story because it is very obvious if a building was built during that time, by all of them keeping the idea of shooting towards the heavens and giving you a feeling of strength and power when you walk in. These buildings make you feel inferior and overwhelmed.