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1	Charles Eames and communication : from education to computers Lai, Constance Chunlan, 1972- January 1999 (has links) Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1999. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 148-151). / This thesis looks at a variety of projects done by Charles and Ray Eames that emphasize their interest in communication leading up to their 1953 film A Communications Primer. The significance of this film is threefold: One, it is the first film the Eameses produced that showcased, albeit briefly, the modern digital computer. Two, it was made for an audience of architects to expose the profession to the concept of communication theory. Three, the Eameses's, and specifically Charles', interest in using computers in the architectural and city planning design processes can be traced back to this film. The Eameses's interest in computers and architecture has been documented previously but for the most part, as separate interests. This thesis contributes to the current knowledge of the Eameses by elaborating further on Charles' interest in computers in relation to architecture. It will also present original evidence in the form of a letter that Charles Eames wrote in 1954 to Ian McCallum. The letter is located at the Eames Archives at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC. The structure of this thesis traces the various nuances of the word "communication," and how these ideas either directly or indirectly influenced the making of the film A Communications Primer. First, parallels are drawn between John Dewey's philosophies on communication, education and democracy and the Eameses' earlier architectural proposals for "information centers" in which communication is encouraged. Second, the visual execution of the Eameses' educational projects is traced to the Bauhaus commitment to a universal visual language and Gyorgy Kepes' ideas of visual communication. Third, the parallels between the Eameses' hope for interdisciplinary exchange and the scientific movement, Cybernetics, are examined. Finally, the last definition of the word "communication" to be explored is the scientific and mathematical nuance of the word proposed by Claude Shannon's mathematical theory of communication and the various interpretations of it. This mathematical theory is of particular importance because it is the basis for the content of the film A Communication Primer. / by Constance Chunlan Lai. / S.M. Architecture. Eames, Charles Eames, Ray
2	Less like science, more like film the use of non-redundant images to facilitate critical thinking in science film / Zemel, Dustin Reed. January 2009 (has links) (PDF) Thesis (MFA)--Montana State University--Bozeman, 2009. / Typescript. Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Ronald Tobias. Big, Dramatic is a DVD accompanying the thesis. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 23-25).
3	Architectural Alchemy: Collaging Disciplinarity in the Kaleidoscopic Beighle, Kory A. January 2020 (has links) No description available. Architecture Eames tools disciplinarity architecture translation language-medium
4	Greta Magnusson Grossman : Från funkis till California Modern Magnusson Harling, Emma January 2024 (has links) This thesis explores the architecture, interior design and furniture design of Greta Magnusson Grossman (1906-1999), a pioneering Swedish Modernist who emigrated to the United States in 1940 and became part of the design movement California Modern in Los Angeles. Despite a productive and acclaimed career, her work was more or less forgotten until rediscovered in the early 2000’s.In this thesis, Greta Magnusson Grossman’s broader context is understood through literature studies of the 1930 Stockholm Exhibition, the introduction of Swedish Modern at the 1939 New York World’s Fair, the postwar design movement California Modern, and the International Competition for Low-Cost Furniture Design organized by the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1948. Similar needs for well designed, low cost housing and furniture in the two countries are found.To further examine the work of Magnusson Grossman, her 1949 residence at Waynecrest Drive in Los Angeles is visually analyzed and compared with contemporary Case Study House #8 by American design couple Charles and Ray Eames from 1949, and Swedish furniture designer and architect Bruno Mathsson’s Exhibition Hall from 1950. Several correlations between the three environments are identified, and confirms Greta Magnusson Grossman’s progressive contributions in the fields of architecture, interiors and furniture design. Art History Architecture Design Interior Design Furniture Design Modernism Swedish Modern Functionalism California Modern Women Architects Greta Magnusson Grossman Charles and Ray Eames Bruno Mathsson The Stockholm Exhibition of 1930 New York World’s Fair 1939 Case Study Houses New Deal Folkhemmet the People’s Home Gunnar Asplund Sven Markelius Uno Åhrén Gregor Paulsson Per Albin Hansson Franklin D. Roosevelt Le Corbusier Frank Lloyd Wright Walter Gropius Bauhaus Art History Konstvetenskap

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