Unit3 Modern Architecture

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Unit3 Modern Architecture
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Pre- reading
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Which ones belong to modern architecture?
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While-reading
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Words and phrases

• style
• go against
• concrete
• equal
• impress

• act as
• despite
• as if
• fill up with

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Careful reading
time
materials
architects
characteristics
examples
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Para 1
Why are buildings ,streets, squares and parks in
different styles?
Because every great culture has its own ideas of
beauty expressed in art and architecture.
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Para 2
What idea did the architects want to express in
the buildings?
They wanted to change society with buildings that
went against peoples feeling of beauty.
modernism
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time
When was modernism invented?

1920s
After
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Para 3
Traditional architecture materials and modern
ones
cement
steel
glass
stone
wood
brick
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Para 4
What are the features of modern architecture?
The buildings look like boxes with flat roofs,
sharp corners and glass walls that act as
mirrors.
What two words do you use to describe modern
buildings?
hard, unfriendly
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Para 5
The temple of Heaven
What are the features of ancient architecture?
have no straight lines Stand much closer to nature
Taihe Dian
Cathedrals
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Architects
Frank Lloyd Wright
---- a Spanish architect
----an American architect
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Para 6
How was Gaudi inspired by nature?
No sharp corners in his works Use natural
materials
Antonio Gaudi
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Para 6
eyes
Balconies look like _____.
Other parts look like _____.
bones
Walls seem to be covered with the _____ of a
_____.
skin
fish
The roof looks like the ____ of a _______.
dragon
back
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Frank Lloyd Wright
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His works
Antonio Gaudi
Whats the characteristics of his architecture ?
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Para 7
How was Frank Wright inspired by nature?
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Inspired by Japanese seashells
Frank Lloyd Wright
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Para 7
The Opera House in Sydney
What do you think it looks like?
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What does it look like?
The new Olympic Stadium in Beijing
Para 8
What do you think the architect wants to express?
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the Birds Nest
the new Olympic Stadium
Whycalled?
How look like?
the Opera House
seashell
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What do they have in common?
---nature
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Antonio Gaudi (b. Reus, Spain 1852 d.
Barcelona, Spain 1926) The son of a coppersmith,
Antonio Gaudi was born in Reus, Spain in 1852.
He studied at the Escola Superiord Arquitectura
in Barcelona and designed his first major
commission for the Casa Vincens in Barcelona
using a Gothic Revival style that set a
precedent for his future work. Over the course
of his career, Gaudi developed a
sensuous, curving, almost surreal design style
which established him as the innovative leader
of the Spanish Art Nouveau movement.
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Casa Battle(?????) (1904-1906) Its balconies
look like eyes, other parts look like bones, the
walls seem to be covered with the skin of a
fish, while the roof looks like the back of a
dragon.
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Colonia Guell
Casa Mila
Sagrada Familia Church
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Frank Lioyd Wright
(1867-1959) An famous American architect
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The main ideas of each paragraph

• 1.Architecture and culture
• 2.The idea of modernism
• 3.Materials of architecture
• 4.Modern architecture looks hard and unfriendly
• 5.Ancient architecture stands much closer to
  nature
• 6.Antonio Gaudi and his works
• 7.Six other modern architects and architecture
• 8.The new Olympic Stadium in Beijing

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True or false
Modern buildings are more beautiful than ancient
ones.
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Wright was inspired by Japanese seashells when
designing a museum.
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Ancient architecture stands much closer to nature.
T
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1.1 ????
1. Buildings, streets, squares and parks are in
different styles because_____. ( Para 1)

1. they were all designed by different architects

B. different ideas of beauty are expressed in them
C. they are part of the man-made living
environment
D. they are built out of modern building
materials
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2. Which of the following is NOT true about
modernism? (Para23) A. It has existed for 80
years or so B. Steel, glass and concrete are
used as modern architecture material C.
All the buildings in developing countries
belong to modernism. D. Sometimes traditional
materials are used in modern architecture.
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• 3. According to the text, most people think
  modern buildings are __ (Para 4)
• huge B. beautiful
• C. friendly D. welcoming

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4. Which of the following will NOT probably make
people think about nature ? (Para 678) A. The
Opera House in Sydney. B. All the art museums in
New York. C. The 2008 Olympic Stadium in
Beijing D. Most of Gaudis works in and around
Barcelona
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1.2 ????
5. Which of the following best expresses
the main idea of this passage? A. Ancient
architecture is popular. B. Modern
architecture is popular. C. Ancient
buildings look more beautiful than modern
ones. D. Different times, different styles
of architecture.
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1.3 ????
6. From Passage we can infer that Antonio Gaudi
_____. A. was a traditional architect
B. Invented modernism in order to change
society C. Preferred steel, glass and concrete
to natural materials D. knew that
there arent any straight lines in nature
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What do the words in bold refer to ?
them that his it
refers to the buildings that look like boxes with
flat roofs, sharp corners and glass walls that
act as mirrors.
refers to the idea that nature doesnt have any
straight lines.
refers to Antonio Gaudi.
refers to the new Olympic Stadium in Beijing.
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1 . Every great culture in the past had its own
ideas of beauty expressed in art and
architecture. (para.1)
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2 Modernism was invented in the 1920s by a group
of architects who wanted to change society with
buildings that went against peoples feeling of
beauty. (para.2)
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3 Developing countries want to build the most
modern-looking buildings as the first step
towards becoming a modern country. (para.3)
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4 The last paragraph
The 2008 Olympic Stadium in Beijing is another
design that makes us think about nature.
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Seen from the top, it looks as if the stadium is
covered by a gray net of steel, and it looks just
like a birds nest made of tree branches.
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Birds fill up the spaces between the branches of
their nests with soft materials.
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Just so, the spaces in the structure of the
stadium will be filled with huge plastic bags
full of air.
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Although the stadium will be made of concrete and
steel, the flowing lines and round shapes make
the building look warm and friendly.