+1 862 207 3288 This paper is not like a regular essay. I will write down the instructions and please read it CAREFULLY. in this paper, you’re asked to compare 4 authors to each other. you HAVE to write about all of them, you CAN’T ignore one of them and talk about the others. you are not suppose to summarize the articles, what you should do for example is to take a quote from author 1 that has a specific meaning not just any sentence and then try to find a connection between that sentence and a quote from author 2. you should be able to explain why you specifically chose these sentences and how are they related. you should at least have 10 quotes.
WHEN YOU TAKE A QUOTE I WANT YOU TO CAPTURE THE PAGE YOU TOOK IT FROM AND HIGHLIGHT THE SENTENCE YOU TOOK, I WANT TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE PAGE NUMBER + TO KNOW WHICH ARTICLE IT IS. DO THIS IN A SEPARATE FILE FOR MY OWN REFERENCE + TO MAKE SURE THERE IS NO PLAGIARIZING. you’re not allowed to use any other references like websites or another articles. Only use the articles which I’ll give you, there will be three main articles that you need use and the fourth one you can choose it from the other readings. you should see which article from the extras that relates to the three main readings and compare them to each other. there must be some similarities and differences between those 4 authors. about citing the quotes, after each quote you should put the writer last name and the page number in a bracket. There are some questions at the end of the instructions that should help you know what to write about and how to compare.
Proofread:
Spelling mistakes, incomplete sentences, and incorrect homonyms (their-there, your-you’re) are all easy mistakes to catch if you take the time to proofread. After you have completed the paper, take the time to read the paper to yourself. Make sure your thoughts are coherent and typos are eliminated.
No First Person:
Writing in first person tends towards the narration of an argument, (for example “As I was reading”… or ”This reminds me of…”). While first person is a useful device for forming active voice, beginning writers allow this to become “I believe,” or “in my opinion.” For the purposes of this course, you should write in third person.
No SMS/TXT speak:
Spell out all words. “U” is not the same as “you.”
Refrain from adverbs:
Words such as “really” and “very” don’t add to your argument. “The author feels it’s really important that…” is unnecessary. As you are selecting critical points in the author’s work to make comparisons, we already know its importance.
Use and cite essays:
General statements about the author’s position aren’t as useful as direct quotes. This helps clarify and build vocabulary as well as form specific arguments to compare with other authors. Each quote must be cited. Either in text citations, i.e. (Leatherbarrow 10), or footnotes (“Quoted text here.”2) are acceptable. Bibliographic sources will be included in the distributed writing assignment.
Do not plagiarize:
Words that are not your own must be quoted and cited. Failure to do so is considered plagiarism. Intentional misappropriation of others’ work will result in serious and potentially permanent consequences.
Avoid platitudes:
We are reading highly specific and nuanced arguments. Resorting to clichés such as, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” detract from the level of conviction in your writing.
Readings:
Evans, Robin. Translations from Drawing to Building and Other Essays, Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press, 1978, 1997.
Laugier, Marc Antoine. An essay on architecture. Los Angeles : Hennessey & Ingalls, 1753, 2009.
Loos, Adolf. Spoken into the Void: Collected Essays by Adolf Loos, 1897-1900. Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press, 1987.
A FOURTH AUTHOR OF YOUR CHOOSING
You are asked to write a 1000-word paper in response to these four readings and respective class lectures. As stated in class, this response is not meant to itemize the points in each reading individually. Your response should critically position the authors’ perspectives in relation to each other. You must quote and cite each reading to support your analysis of the authors’ arguments.
Out of a possible 10 points, your paper will be evaluated on how well you summarize the authors’ positions (4 points), how well you describe the authors’ agreements and disagreements (4 points), and how well you structure and write your paper (2 points).
Questions:
These questions are meant to suggest some potential lines of inquiry for your writing responses. It is not required to explicitly answer all, or necessarily any, of these to write a successful paper. However, they represent some of the consequential sympathies and tensions amongst this group of authors.
1.
From where do the authors argue architects draw their ability to critique their work? Do these changes depend on site, climate, or time? How does this affect what they design?
2.
How does architecture participate in larger social, economic, and political systems? Is it an expression of these values? An instrument of them?
3.
What kinds of art do these authors employ to describe architecture? What do these comparisons shed new light on each author’s evaluation of architecture?
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