Peter Eisenman(3)

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PeterEisenman

Presented by:

Nishchal Jatwani 15/08

Varun Mohapatra !/08


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"ntroduction

# Peter Eisenman was born inNewar$% New Jersey in 1&!'

# (e studied at )ornell and )olumbia*ni+ersities and then at )ambrid,e*ni+ersity in En,land'

# (e tau,ht at )ambrid,e% Princetonand the )ooper *nion in New -or$%where he was .ounder and director

o. the "nstitute .or rchitecture and*rban tudies'

# Eisenman .irst rose to prominenceas a member o. the New -or$ i+e%a team o. .i+e architects'


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"ntroduction

# 2hese architects3 wor$ at the time waso.ten considered a rewor$in, o. theideas o. 4e )orbusier'

# ubseuently% the .i+e architects each

de+eloped uniue styles and ideolo,ies%with Eisenman becomin, more a..iliatedwith the 6econstructi+ist mo+ement'

# (is earlier houses were 7,enerated7.rom a trans.ormation o. .orms'

# Eisenman3s latter wor$s show asympathy with the 7antihumanist7 ideaso. deconstructionism'

2rans.ormation o. .orms by Eisenman


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Philosophy/"deolo,y

# (e is one o. the .oremostpractitioners o. deconstructi+ism in merican architecture'

# Eisenman3s .ra,mented .orms areidenti.ied with an eclectic ,roup o.

architects that ha+e been% at timesunwillin,ly% labelleddeconstructi+ists'

# 2he wor$ o. philosopher Jacues6errida is a $ey in.luence inEisenman3s architecture'

# Eisenman3s buildin,s are purelyarran,ed .orms that% in their arbitraryo+erlay o. di..erent ,rids% ,esturetowards the uncertainty o. all wellordered% prearran,ed conte9ts' Eisenman wor$s with ,rids and well

ordered o+erlays


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elected or$s


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)ity o. )ulture o. ;aliciaantia,o de )ompostela% pain


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# )ity o. )ulture o. ;alicia 10&m

# 4ocated on Monte ;ai?s% a small hillo+erloo$in, antia,o de )ompostela% the)ity o. )ulture is a new cultural center .orthe Pro+ince o. ;alicia in northwesternpain'


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# 2he desi,n .or the )ity o. )ulturewas inspired by the .i+e pil,rimroutes inside the medie+al city thatlead to the cathedral'

# 2he ob@ecti+e o. the desi,n was tocon+ert Mount ;aias into a 3beacono. $nowled,e3 .or pil,rims'

# 2he construction is a comple9learnin, en+ironment .or the.ollowin, buildin,s:

# Museum o. ;alician (istory# New 2echnolo,ies )enter # Music 2heater # ;alician 4ibrary# Periodicals rchi+e# )entral er+ices buildin,


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# 2he desi,n e+ol+es .rom thesuperposition o. three sets o.in.ormation'

# irst% the street plan o. themedie+al center o. antia,o is

o+erlaid on a topo,raphic map o.the hillside site


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# "t .eatures a double roo.: an inner%waterproo. membrane and anouter% stoneclad layer thatchannels hea+y rain o.. the sur.aceand hides roo. mechanicals

# 2he rchi+e and all o. thebuildin,s are lin$ed below,rade to a ser+ice tunnel


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2he Master plan and ele+ations asprepared by Eisenman rchitects

# Aed lines show theser+ice tunnels belowthe hill'

# Bran,e is the .loorarea iside thebuildin,'


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"ma,e courtesy Eisenman rchitectsVolumetric analysis

Photo courtesy Eisenman rchitects)ompetition model% 1&&&

Photo courtesy Eisenman rchitectsouth .acade o. (emeroteca loo$in, west

Photo courtesy Eisenman rchitects

"nterior o. (emeroteca

Photo courtesy Eisenman rchitects

"nterior o. (emeroteca


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Memorial to the Murdered Jews o. EuropeCerlin% ;ermany


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# 2he Memorial to the Murdered Jews o. Europe%also $nown as the (olocaust Memorial% is amemorial in Cerlin to the Jewish +ictims o. the(olocaust% desi,ned by architect Peter Eisenman'

# "t was opened in !005 and is located one bloc$south o. the Crandenbur, ;ate' 2he location o.the memorial was the site o. the "mperial

)hancellery o. dol. (itler durin, the 2hird Aeich'

# 2he 1&000 suare meter


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Each rectan,ular stones ha+e been comparedto tombstones and co..ins

View between the stelae

# 2here are no plaues% inscriptions%

or reli,ious symbols at the Memorialto the Murdered Jews o. Europe' 2hesolid rectan,ular stones ha+e beencompared to tombstones and co..ins'

# labyrinth o. passa,es windbetween stone slabs at Cerlin(olocaust Memorial

# rchitect Peter Eisenman e9plainedthat he wanted +isitors to .eel the lossand disorientation that Jews .eltdurin, the (olocaust'


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#2he memorial has a +isitor3s centerconstructed beneath the Memorial stones'

View o. the +isitorFs center


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Photo courtesy Eisenman rchitectsPhoto between the stelae Photo courtesy Eisenman rchitectsView o. the Monuments


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)ardinals tadium;lendale% riGona

Cird3s eye +iew o. the stadium

View o. the stadium


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)ardinals tadium


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# 2he shape o. the stadium is looselymodeled a.ter a barrel cactus% a

widespread plant in the riGona desert'

# lon, the stadium .acade% +ertical ,lassslots alternate with re.lecti+e metalpanels

# 2he roo. has two lar,e retractablepanels that will unco+er the entireplayin, .ield while pro+idin, ma9imumshadin, .or .ans' 2he roo. can beclosed and the .acility air conditioned inthe hot months

# 2he translucent ICirdir .abric roo.allow the stadium to ha+e an open% airy.eel e+en when the roo. is closed

E+olution o. the shape


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2he roo. o. the stadium is made o.P2E


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# 2he stadium has a .ully retractable natural ,rassplayin, .ield' 2he ,rass .ield rolls out o. the stadium

on a 18'& million pound tray' 2he tray has asophisticated irri,ation system and holds a .ewinches o. water to $eep the ,rass moist' 2he .ield%with &D%000 suare .eet


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Photo courtesy Eisenman rchitects riel photo o. )ardinals tadium

E9terior View when the top retractable panels are closed'


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