(Image taken from http://www.new-york-city-museums.com/the-whitney-museum.jpg)
When looking at the photos above you can see an obvious similarity in the way that they seem to defy gravity in the way that the gradually grow larger as the grow vertically. Even though they have a strong similarity in their exterior forms they were built for two completely different purposes. The top most image is an art museum in New York City, and the bottom image is a Harvard dorm.
What interested me most about comparing these two buildings is the fact that they're very similar, and very different at the same time. The different architects used a similar design to house two totally different functions. This design does not strike me as one that applies to many purposes or places.
Both of these buildings are completely different from their surrounding buildings. They are both made from different materials, and take completely unique forms. These difference separate them from their surrounding space. This works to an advantage for the Whitney Art Museum, but although the Harvard dorm is refreshingly interesting for a college dorm i would imagine the designer would want to create a sense of unity throughout the campus.
The differences between these buildings doesn't stop at their interior function, they are also made out of different materials. The Whitney museum is made from concrete and the Harvard dorm is brick. Both of these materials have the structural integrity to support such a shape or form, but they clash with the surrounding materials.
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I can link Tate Modern Museum in London to the Whitney Museum in New York by the fact that they are both highly geometric. They are both located in an area with high traffic given that both London and New York are highly populated cities in the world. I also think that the fact that it is in a community location can also compare to Tate in that it is an artistic statement within the community.
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