This week’s assignment will require some speculation and also, an argument that turns a contemporary project into a future precedent.
In an essay of no more than 300 words, describe the conceptual understanding of the body by 1) Classicist architecture, and 2) Modernist architecture. You should derive that view and cite your source as an attribution in your text (i.e., “According to Colomina, ….(paraphrase)..” . After describing the Classicist and the Modernist viewpoint, please speculate on what the conceptual understanding of the body will be in 2050. You should use some outside resource to make your case for that conceptual understanding to occur in that near future. Finally, based on that near-future body, please use a current architectural project (that you think is “leading” towards that future body. You will need to defend your choice using specific attributes of that building or scheme.
GRADING RUBRIC
Classicist conception of the body using reading: 1 point
Modernist conception of the body using reading: 1 point
Speculative description of the 2050 understanding of the body using a conntemporary resource: 2 points
Connection of that 2025 understanding of the body to a contemporary architectural project: 3 points
Explication of specific attributes of the contemporary architectural project to the 2050 body: 2 points
Proper citation, attribution, and grammar: 2 points
