Reading 15 Discussion Prep
2 key words
Form: Obviously, the title of the article is “Search for Form.” He emphasizes a search for form that is genuine and honest, instead of being an imitation of previous traditional forms, which may be obsolete for contemporary use. He argues that form is an essential part of architecture, and it has important implications. Form exists inside us all.
Fundamentals: Saarinen argues that there are fundamentals of form that are unchanging. This aproach allows for a more subjective analysis of what defines good form from bad form.
2 Questions:
Do you agree with Saarinen that form exists inside everyone? That we inherently know what is good form by what feels natural?
How does one define a “truly genuine art”? And similarly, a “truly genuine form”? is it possible for an outside source to judge what is genuine? Or do you have to take the artist’s or designer’s word for it?