The Globalisation of modern Architecture: the impact of politics, economics and social change on Architecture and urban design since 1900 - Robert Adam, ebrary, Inc 2012 - Pages 7-29

Reading 1 (Week 11)
A short history of Globalisation 

The Ancient empires standardised architecture across continents.
 Saw by the ancient word and still active to this day are two major establishments. 
(The great Monotheistic religions of Christianity and Islam).

'The Enlightenment' – Movement of the 18th Century that stressed the belief that science and logic give people more knowledge and understanding than 'tradition' and 'religion'. Political and cultural change was taking place in Europe as the result of exploration and the extension of overseas empires, especially in America. 'With Enlightenment thinking, Modernism was explicitly opposed to the continuation of tradition.'

Colonisation and the Spread of European Culture - When colonisers destroyed native culture, the home architecture of the colonists became the architecture of the colony. 

'Architecture in the 1920s and 1930s took different directions expressing Nationalism, Internationalism.’ However the distinctions between Architectural styles weren't always defined within the condition of modernity. Rise of nationalism.

 Each country creates their individual Architectural style ideas within the Architectural styles have been transferred throughout the globalisation.  This reading hasn’t had an influence on my current design, however I feel more aware of how Architectual styles came about.

Modern Architecture - Alan Colquhoun, ebrary, Inc 2002 Pages 73-86 Adolf Loos 1900-30

Reading 2 (Week 12)
The Urn and the Chamberpot: 
Adolf Loos 1900-30

'Adolf Loos (1970-1933) occupies a unique place in history of modern architecture.' Created contradictions of contemporary theory but an architect whose work, though small in output, was exciting and highly original.

Adolf Loos battled against the notion of applied arts. He condemns all forms of meaningless decoration on articles of use.

Adolf Loos most persistent idea - that the forms of use -objects, including those of non monumental architecture, should owe nothing to artistic intention.  - Seems to contradict his own practice.

Before the First World War the Architecture was decorative where as after the first world it was as if the Architecture had been abandoned. Le corbusier who in turn had been deeply influenced by Adolf Loos matured after the First World War.

I found this reading receptive within the various architects using an International style. The next generation of Architects, who sought by this means to create precisely the resolution between technology and art that Adolf Loos said was impossible. 

Decorum - refers to the suitability of a design.  Architectural decorum instead that a design should agree with its purpose and be appropriately adapted to its audience, namely other buildings and the public at large.

Art creates Architecture.