bab Journal of FSMVU Faculty of Architecture and Design
Yazarlar: Onur ŞİMŞEK
Konular:Mimarlık
Anahtar Kelimeler:Urban configuration,Artefacts,Urban design,Historical landscape,Museum,Contemporary design
Özet: The aim of this paper is to investigate the Musée Unterlinden project of Herzog & De Meuron in France / Colmar as a modern architecture within a historical context and to analyze Herzog & De Meuron’s design methodology from the perspective of Aldo Rossi`s city theory. Thus Aldo Rossi was for Herzog & De Meuron one of the two most influential urban theoreticians in the postmodern time. The research methodology bases on the exertion to understand the intention of the architects, by analysing their documentation including papers and various presentations of the project in German and English. A comparison of Musée Unterlinden with other museum projects enriches the understanding of Herzog & De Meuron’s design process. The scope of the analysis reaches from the scale of urban design to relevant materials and details. Finally, the concept of the project has been analysed with Aldo Rossi`s terminology and thoughts. As a result, this paper addresses not only the urban configuration concept of the Unterlinden project but also the abstraction of monumental typologies and volumes in Aldo Rossi`s city theory. Herzog & De Meuron integrates the history of the city, its morphology and material after an experimental and artistic transformation into the contemporary image of the city. Herzog & De Meuron does not only renew architecture and its production but also the city with its own artefacts.