UNIVERSITY OF ARCHITECTURE, CONSTRUCTION & GEODESY – FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE
•• CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE IN THE USA ••
• TRENDS OF THE WORLD BIGGEST CITIES’ URBAN DEVELOPMENT •
A course of lectures by Dimitar L. Andreychin, Architect, Associate Professor, open to the public. (Since 1992.)
2014/2015 Fall Term: on Thursdays, 6:15 - 8:00 PM, Hall 230, 1 Christo Smirnenski Blvd. UACG (the new wing)
• INTRODUCTION •
25.09.
THE PROPHECIES OF LEONARDO DA VINCI ABOUT THE CONTEMPORARY CITIES
The "true" Code of Leonardo in a film of the TV "History" Channel series "Tales of Kings and Castles".
The ‘Chambord Castle’ on the Loire, built by King Francois I. after a design by Leonardo da Vinci.
02.10.
13 YEARS AFTER THE TRAGEDY ON SEPTEMBER 11: THE MEMORY OF "THE TOWERS – HEROES"
The competitions for the site of "Ground Zero" and for the "Memorial of the Victims of 9-11".
The designs’ metamorphosis – the drastic changes during the construction of the new W.T.C.
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PART
I. • THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE •
09.10.
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16.10.
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23.10.
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30.10.
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PRESENTATION BY ENG. ROUMEN MLADJOV, VISITING LECTURER FROM SAN FRANCISCO:
1. "Long Span Bridges and the Art of American Bridge Engineering" – a historical survey.
2. The lecturer’s experience while working for the firm "Middlebrook + Louie" based in San Francisco:
His collaboration with Cesar Pelli and Sir Norman Foster on some of their works in the USA.
FROM THE CITY BRIDGE TO THE BRIDGE CITIES (continuation)
Bridges and road structures – without them the big cities would not be big.
The unique urban scenes of New York, San Francisco, Pittsburgh, Chicago. Examples from Europe.
THE MULTISTORIED GARAGES – THE "NECESSARY EVIL" IN THE CITIES?
The world experience in studying and resolving the problem of the parking in the big cities.
Some works by the great architects of the 20th century in this field.
THE RETURN OF THE GREAT RAILROAD STATIONS
Architecture of the railroad stations at the end of the 19th c. compared with that at the end of 20th c.
The high-speed railroad corridors in Europe: Architecture of the railroad stations for the T.G.V.
Thursday
THE AIRPORTS – ARCHITECTURE AND SYMBOLISM
Airports in American, European and Asian way: New York, Washington D.C., Chicago, Denver, L.A.,
Paris, London, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Hong Kong, Beijing, Osaka, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore et al.
PART II.
• URBAN AND ARCHITECTURAL FENOMENONS IN THE USA •
13.11.
THE NEW YORK PLETHORA – A STRANGER IN MANHATTAN
Stories about some important urban projects in New York City. Little known pages of the history
of some well known buildings. The specific atmosphere and rhythm in Manhattan’s Parterre.
06.11.
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20.10.
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29.11.
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04.12.
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11.12.
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19.12.
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THE NEW IMAGE OF THE OLD DOWNTOWNS: THE CASES OF BOSTON AND BALTIMORE
What happened in Boston in the 1960s? – An important break-through in Architecture and its strange
influence all over the World and in Bulgaria: the New City Hall as an object of imitation and inspiration.
What happened in Baltimore in the 1970s? – The pedestrian’s first "victory" over the automobile in US:
a pedestrian system parallel to the traffic: the ‘Charles Center’ and the ‘Inner Harbor’ projects.
WALKING THE STREETS AND THE HILLS OF SAN FRANCISCO
Romanticism of the Past and realism in the recent urban development of the city.
The fascinating mixture of relief, layout, climate, and architectural traditions forming the city’s charm.
"LEARNING FROM LAS VEGAS" – a book by Prof. Arch. Robert Venturi, 1972)
Should we agree with Prof. Venturi? The serious challenges of the "Sub-Culture" and the "Kitsch".
The pseudo-historical and pseudo-romantic environment created in Las Vegas and Reno, Nevada.
THE PROBLEM OF THE AUTHENTICITY IN ARCHITECTURE
The image maintaining of the architectural sights and the towns-museums.
Modern technologies or building traditions? Scenography or living settlements?
TO FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT – WITH REVERENCE! (Devoted to the 55th anniversary of his death)
Religious places designed by the American genius and the spirit of a temple in each of his buildings.
The inexhaustible treasure-house of Wright: some well known and not so well known designs.
UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, TEACHERS, COLLEAGUES, AND FRIENDS, ARCHITECTS AND NON-ARCHITECTS,
YOU ARE ALL INVITED TO SHARE THE "BEST OF" THE LECTURER’S SLIDES AND EXPERIENCE!