Self-Reflection

1) Design is fundamental practice central to humanity because it adds something more to the living experience. The living experience would be dull and mundane without the different options of design. A good design in space can completely change the way an atmosphere feels; it is an extremely powerful tool. Design can also be a connection among societies. People desire to live in spaces and own things that they like and that tell a story; a timeless design can provide this. A good design unites people, and a great design could change the world.



2)The Robie House was paramount for the design of the suburban home. Wright's design set a new standard and precedent of design never seen before. The Robie house is Wright's ideal of "organic architecture", defining the house as an organism displayed from the inside out. The design theory behind this home that links to today is the classic modern idea of expressing the inside on the outside, reducing decoration to a minimum, as well as the emphasis of the horizontal. Wright also placed great importance on the idea of the hearth and home, all of which are important design qualities looked to today when designing the home, and other buildings of the like.

3)It is important to look back to the precedents in architecture when we begin to design; there is a lot to be learned there. Inspiration should be taken from the classics, but a new spin must be put on them to make a design unique to the current time period. It is imperative to go back, take what worked from the precedents, and display an understanding of the design in the work, then make it your own, incorporating modern materials and ordering ideas. When the past is embraced in design, that in itself shows the innovation of new and modern design by examplifying an appreciation of things before.

4)Along the lines of the "icons in modernism", the military still has a lot to do with designs of the 21st century. Focusing on the idea of "Higher, Faster, Farther", design and the military are moving at a rapid pace. The design ideas of the military are striving to be modern, new, and the best in the world. There is a constant competition among nations to be on the top, and this idea flows down into all aspects of design from technology to clothing. All forms of design are becoming more streamlined and accurate.