9/15 Post Class Blog

While reading "The Emergent Rules," I had a hard time connecting to what Jenck's wrote about postmodern architecture. It was not until I reflected on my own experiences in relation to the text, could I understand. This summer I worked at the Frelinghuysen Morris House and Studio in Lenox, Massachusetts. The studio was finished in 1930  and the home was built onto in 1941 in the styles of modern and midcentury modern styles. The building is built in the Bauhaus and international style- clean lines and lack of color and ornamentation. The exterior of the building has remained unchanged since completion. There has been talk about an addition of a new building near the home to be the reception center for visitors. If the museum/historic home were to add a portion to the building that was contemporary in style then there would be the eclecticism of Postmodern architecture. The museum would bring together the old and the new (dualism) eclectically. This type of style is present at the Louvre complex through the combination of contemporary and French Renaissance architectures.