For this weeks post class blog, I decided to focus on Anthropomorphic and Radical Eclecticism because they were the most interesting concepts in my opinion when looking at how individuals create, connect and interpret architecture. In explanation, Anthropomorphic architecture is the attribution of human characteristics or behavior to an animal or object (Cambridge University). The picture below is a classic example of when an architect manipulates the framework of a building to consciously make individuals react to the building as though it is "human like." I thought this type of design is very interesting because it makes architecture playful and adds a post-modernism aspect into a traditional town, as it appears.
Although I am interested with the concept above, I found that the other concept Radical Eclecticism added an element into the architecture world that blended time frames. Radical Eclecticism refers to implementing a different or opposing time period, value, and so on and blending it together to create a reaction. In a way, they are blending traditional and Modern and or Post Modern. The common appearance of these types of buildings are supposed to make one feel like these type two types of architecture are not supposed to be intestines, take the Lovre for example.
My example of the all-white modern building blended with brown tree branches combines elements of Modernism and traditionalism. When I first looked at the photo, I had to stop and think about what the building was, if it served a purpose and what the meaning was behind the design. Automatically I thought that this room/building was an art exhibition that only served purpose for that. I could not wrap my head around the room turning into an office, or any structure that was functional. I think this is the beautiful thing about Radical Eclecticism and other Post- Modern designs because it makes individuals think and infer what the meaning is and take part of the structure rather than just look at another traditional building that is over saturated in some areas. The example provided below shows who a designer/architect can blend two different "time periods" and two different types of design to produce a beautiful end result.
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