Partner: Allison Holderle www.alh18.blogspot.com
My partner, Allison, and I didn't divide any of our work during our search for clues. We both took turns photographing each other and researched information together using my smart phone. After we parted, we both did our own information search for whatever was needed on our own blogs.
Clue #1
Barcelona Chair
The Barcelona Chair was designed by Mies van der Rohe. His signature is stamped into every single handmade chair. It was designed for the Spanish Royalty to sit on to oversee the International Exhibition of 1929. It is said to be inspired by folding chairs from ancient Rome.
Clue #2
"Pastille Chair"
Here I am posing in front of my chosen piece of furniture, the Pastille Chair by Eero Aarino (1967). I think it looks like a huge, crushed M&M! This chair was described by New York Times as ""the most comfortable form to hold up the the human body" and online you can purchase this designer chair for anywhere between $1600 to $2000! I am reading the magazine entitled "Modernism" which is a quarterly journal about 20th century modernist design.
Clue #3
Wexner Center
Peter Eisenman designed the Wexner Center on campus. There was controversy when it was built because the skylights let in too much light which was damaging the artwork and it had a poor climate control system. Luckily, it underwent major remodeling and was reopened in 2005 with the problems fixed.
Clue #4 Math Tower
Philip Johnson designed the Math Tower and the Science and Engineering Library on campus. I chose to be photographed in front of the math tower because I like how all the doors are surrounded by a brick arch. It is an interesting architectural detail that sets it apart from other buildings on campus and invites the user in by drawing the eye to the door.
Clue #5
Student Academic Services Building
The Student Academic Services Building was designed by the local architects Acock & Associates. It is a very green design, with windows that are highly recessed for maximum shading. Also, in order to make it so this large, rectangular building woudn't be overwhemling to pedestrians, fenestration patterns were designed to give it texture.
