Sierra Rasberry

      “Whatever space and time mean, place and occasion mean more. 
      For space in the image of man is place, and time in the image of man is occasion.” 


       When reading the information on the CIAM and the transition and evolution to Team 10, it shows that the architects that were participating in this movement began to realize their mistakes of their absolute-like philosophies. In almost any architectural theory discussion, we have discussed extremes in order to better understand the ideas.  For example, Pruitt Igoe was an extreme in the sense that Modernism failed completely in order to provide basic living conditions for people, not just to provide a formal language. Another example was the movie that was discussed by Tati’s Playtime. I found it very interesting to think that the International style of Modernism was so far disconnected from humanity.  The relationship of the CIAM and Team 10 sounds pretty similar to the relationship between the structuralists and the post-structuralists.  The second could not exist without the first. Team 10 seems to realize the importance of finding balance with many things, not finding an absolute truth that should be applied to any building in any situation. 

“A large world in a small world. A house like a city. A city like a house. A home for children.”
      Aldo van Eyck’s children orphanage exemplifies his theories of architecture in practice, not just in words. It is easily seen the care that was taken to create articulate each space on many different levels-- the building,, the room, the area, the small moments.  He was able to articulate the “in-betweens” with finesse and care. He stressed that a house is not disconnected from the room, the room is not disconnected from other rooms, and that each of these things overlaps and transitions. It’s hard for me to remember that space is a continuum, not a series of singular units that I am able to move about. I walk from outside to inside…. The difference is my appreciation of space. Seeing the “homecoming” procession he designed really impressed me.  Overlapping areas of transition help create an atmosphere for each person that makes their way through the courtyard. Clearly, the in-between area is the most critical, so he celebrates it.