Tian’anmenClassicalChinesearchitectureTheOperaHouseModernarchitectureModernarchitectureLookcarefullyandthentelluswhichyouprefer?Fast-readingreferstothebuildingsthatlooklikeboxeswithflatroofs,sharpcornersandglasswallsthatactasmirrors.referstothenewOlympicStadiuminBeijing.referstoAntonioGaudi.referstotheideathatnaturedoesn’thaveanystraightlines.2.“that”3.“his”4.“it”1.“them”1:WhenwasModernisminvented?WhoinventedModernism?WhydidtheyinventModernism?Modernismwasinventedinthe1920sCarefulreadingTheywantedtheirbuildingsconstructedinawaytolookunnatural.whowantedtochangesocietywithbuildingsthatwentagainstpeople’sfeelingofbeauty.byagroupofarchitects2:Whataresomeofthefeaturesofmodernarchitecture?Material:Size:style:steel,glassandconcretehugestraightline,flatroofs,sharpcornersandglasswallsactingasmirrors3:Couldyoufindtwowordsthatbestdescribemodern/ancientarchitecture?beautifulnaturehardunfriendly4:Whoarethetwo4:Whoarethetwoarchitectsarchitectsmentionedinthetextwhosementionedinthetextwhoseworkwasinspiredbynature?workwasinspiredbynature?ASpanisharchitectAntonioGaudiFrankLloydWright5:Whydowesayancientarchitecturestandsmuchclosertonature?Inthechoiceofmaterialsandshapeofbuildings,theydon’thaveanystraightlines.6:Whatexamplesaregiventoshowthatmodernarchitectsusedesignsfromnature?AnartmuseuminNewYorkthe2008OlympicStadiuminBeijingtheOperaHouseinSydneySeenfromthetop,itlooksasifthestadiumiscoveredbyagreynetofagreynetofsteelsteel,anditlooksjustlikeabird’sabird’snestnestmadeoftreebranches.7.Whatdoesthe7.Whatdoesthe2008Olympic2008OlympicStadiuminStadiuminBeijinglookBeijinglooklike?like?CompareancientarchitecturewithmodernarchitectureshapematerialfeelingexampleancientarchitecturemodernarchitectureStandsmuchclosertonature.Naturedoesn’thaveanystraightlinesHuge,likeboxeswithflatroofssharpcornersandglasswallsearthstonebrickwoodbamboosteelglassconcretealnicoplasticNaturalandbeautifulHardandunfriendlyTaiheDiantheTempleofHeavenMostofmodernbuildingslookthesameDiscussion:Whydosomepeoplethinkmodernbuildingslookunnatural,andwhydotheyexperiencethemascoldandunfriendly?…becausematerialsinmodernbuildingscannotbefoundinnatureandtheshapeofbuildingsisalsounnatural,e.g.usingstraightlines,sharpcornersandglasswalls.…becausetheyareverybig,thematerialsthatareusedlookcoldandthebuildingsthemselvesareuninviting.Modernismwasinventedinthe1930s.Modernismwasinventedinthe1930s.Traditionalarchitecturematerialsaremostlyearth,stone,concreteandwood.Traditionalarchitecturematerialsaremostlyearth,stone,concreteandwood.AntonioGaudiwasaSpanisharchitectwhodoesn’tlikestraightlines.AntonioGaudiwasaSpanisharchitectwhodoesn’tlikestraightlines.Modernbuildingsaremorebeautifulthanancientones.Modernbuildingsaremorebeautifulthanancientones.Ancientarchitecturestandsmuchclosertonature.Ancientarchitecturestandsmuchclosertonature.WrightwasinspiredbyJapaneseseashellswhendesigningamuseum.WrightwasinspiredbyJapaneseseashellswhendesigningamuseum.Balconieslooklike_________.Otherpartslooklike________.Wallsseemtobecoveredwiththe_____ofa_____.Therooflookslikethe____ofa_______.eyesbonesskinfishbackdragonAnartmuseuminNewYorkHeinspiredbyJapaneseseashells.
