This episode's discussion springboards with the first architect in European history, Filippo Brunelleschi.
At the birth of the Renaissance, Brunelleschi solves the town of Florence's most awe inspiring problem: with technology lost to the dark ages, how to we put a dome over the main cathedral that has stood without a roof for decades and decades.
Brunelleschi is a natural real world comparison to the previous episodes analysis of Howard Roark in the struggle for in an individual versus society. Brunelleschi is constantly challenged by Lorenzo Ghiberti who is the perfect Keating to Brunelleschi's Roark.
Ghiberti is always seeking the approval of others, and often changes his sculptures or designs based off of a passerby's comments.
The question remains he same....should an Individual succumb to the masses? The answer remains the same: Never. Next, Modern contemporary comparisons in that of Louis Kahn and Renzo Piano to Howard Roark in that of keeping true to themselves and in that, the project, rather than worrying about the approval of others. Then, The Ironic Importance of Competitions for Notoriety. Finally, Doing an Addition? Do these three things.
In case you missed Episode 1: The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL7eP... Enjoy!
Topics Discussed: Brunelleschi and Roark Parallels
The Virtue of an Architecture Critic
Brunelleschi vs Ghiberti
How long do you have to continue to prove yourself?
The Fist Patent Ever Was A Complete Failure
Brunelleschi Defined The Role of an Architect
Is the age of the Solo Architect Dead?
Architecture as Structure - Renzo Piano Louis Kahn Frank Lloyd Wright
Three Principles When Building an Addition
The Value of International Competitions You Must Be Hones With Yourself To Be Free
Hosts: Montgomery Borg Architectural Designer Los Angeles, California https://www.linkedin.com/in/montgomery-borg-397862169/ https://www.instagram.com/montgomeryborg/
Michel Borg AIA RID LEED AP Licensed Architect Design Director Page/ Dallas, Texas https://www.linkedin.com/in/michel-borg-1470725/
This podcast is based off of the class "The Role of an Architect in Contemporary Society" taught at the University of Texas at Arlington by Michel Borg. The class is structured by reading books and having a discussion of them. If you would like to read along, here's a list of the books below.
Ep1. The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
Ep2. Brunelleschi's Dome by Ross King
Ep3. The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Ep4. Architecture's Odd Couple by Hugh Howard
Ep5. Walter Gropius: The Man who Built the Bauhaus by Fiona McCarthy
Ep6. The Fountainhead: Revisited
Ep7. The Architect’s Suicide: A Fictional Account by R. M. Beckley
Ep8. From Bauhaus to Our House by Tom Wolfe
Ep9. My Beautiful City Austin by David Heymann
Ep10. Four Walls and a Roof by Reinier de Graaf
Ep11. Complexity + Contradiction in Architecture by Robert Venturi
Ep12. Building Art: The Life and Work of Frank Gehry by Paul Goldberger What should we do after? Drop your book recommendations or topics in the comments
