Chapter 6 Post War Modernism Question - Case Study Example

During Post-War Modernism, and due to the common use of iron construction, the concept for open office systems became popularized. What were advantages and disadvantages (from various perspectives if applicable) to this type of space planning and how or why was it going to affect future designs? The major advantage of the open office system was its move from a rigid hierarchical structure to an unstructures office system. This offered diversified benefits such as easier and faster communication between different organizational levels.

Its design that focused on flow explains this. A shift from a rigid system also aided informed decision by offering an environment that could expose all members in an office of issues to be considered and factors affecting the issues. This meant that members of an organization with an open office sysem could easily contribute to problem solutions. The open system however had the disadvantage of compromising level of discipline and perceived authority at different management levels. This could further mean ineffectiveness in policy implementation. 2. Frank Lloyd Wright was known for the term Organic Design, using more natural elements.

Eero Saarinen’s JFK airport is based on the outspread wings of an insect in flight. Why is experiencing new things in order to be able to observe different things crucial to design work? Experiencing new things in order to be able to different things in crucial art design work is important in developing widening designer’s perspective towards critical analysis of issues and creativity into design. Critical analysis and creativity allows for a better understanding of the observations and possible alternatives from the observations’ scopes. 3. For decades, decorators, designers and architects have “fought or struggled” with the concept that architecture was the more “professional” discipline.

What does the chapter say regarding this and what caused the gradual change from interior decorator to interior designer?