Reflections Unit Summary

Reflections Unit Summary

            The reflections unit was definitely a unit that involved a lot of change. We started out learning the origins on modernism and looking at the architecture of the Age of Enlightenment.  We also learned that we must study our past structures and know them for they could bring forth inspiration. We also took notice of the industrial revolution and the emergence of new materials such as iron and glass. This unit spoke strongly about how important it is to continue the cycle of architecture, meaning that we must constantly keep deriving ideas from the past and incorporate our own little twist on the design. We went through it seems numerous revivals and many eclectic styles as well. But that was all apart of the cycle that architecture is in. To be very honest I do not think I would want to imagine a world where the age of enlightenment and the rise of modernism did not exist. We experience the industrial revolution and all of these amazing and astonishing feats; however, we do this still in search of our own American style of architecture.