Unit3ModernArchitecturePre–reading:whatdothepictureslooklike?Guessing???Lookattheabovepicturesandthetitleofthetext.Doyouthinkthetextwillbeaboutthefollowingtopic?1ThetextisaboutclassicalChinesearchitecture.()2Somemodernarchitecturetakesexamplesfromnature.()3Thetextisaboutparksandgardens.()NNYFirst–reading:1Readthetextquicklyandfindoutthemeaningofthesewordsinthetext:them(para4)that(para6)his(para6)it(para8)modernbuildingNaturedoesn’thaveanystraightlinesAntonioGaudiThe2008OlympicStadiumFirst–reading:2sumupthemainideaofeachparagraph:Paragraph1:Paragraph2:Paragraph3:differenttimes,differentstylesofarchitectureWhatModernismisaboutMaterialsusedintraditionalandmodernarchitectureFirst–reading:Paragraph4:Paragraph5:Paragraph6-7:Paragraph8:People’sopinionofthemodernbuildingsWhatancientarchitectureshowustwoarchitectsinspiredbynatureIntroductiontothe2008OlympicStadiuminBeijingAntonioGaudi(1852-1926),Spanisharchitect,hisfamousisTempleExpitatoridelaSangradaFamilia(圣家赎罪堂或神圣家族教堂)Whatisthecharacteristicofhisdesign?Therearenotanysharpcornersorstraightlinesinanyofhisdesigns.Hewantednaturalmaterials,suchasstone,brickandwoodtobeusedandmanypartsofhisbuildingslooklikewefindinnatureTempleExpitatoridelaSangradaFamilia(圣家赎罪堂或神圣家族教堂)桂尔公园桂尔公园CasaMila米拉公寓FrankLloydWrightWhatwasinspiredhisdesigninanartmuseuminNewYork?Couldyougivemoreexampleofusingtheseashells?HewasinspiredbyJapaneseseashells.TheOperaHouseinSydneymakespeoplethinkofseashells.Fallingwater流水别墅The2008OlympicStadiumWhatdoestheStadiumlooklike?Seenfromthetop,itlookslikeasifthestadiumiscoveredbyagraynetofsteelanditlooksjustlikeabird’snestmadeoftreebranches.Whatideadoesthearchitectwanttoexpress?New,warm,friendlyandspecialSecond–reading:(choosethebestanswer)1Whydidarchitectsinthe1920’swanttheirbuildingsunnatural?ATheydidn’tliketraditionalarchitecturestyle.BTheywantedtochangepeople’sfeelingsofbeautyCTheydidn’tlikebuildingmaterialssuchasearth,stone,brickandwoodDTheylikebuildingsmaterialssuchassteel,glassandconcrete2Inwhatwaysisancientarchitecturedifferentfrommodernarchitecture?Amaterials/shapesBroofs/cornersCsize/heightDbalconies/windowsBA3Whichofthefollowingbelongstomodernarchitecture?ATaiheDianBTheTempleofHeavenCTheOperaHouseofSydneyDTheGreatEuropeanCathedrals4FromPassage1wecaninferthat________AthewriterprefersancientbuildingstomodernonesBthewriterpreferstraditionalmaterialstomodernonesCthewriterdoesn’tlikemodernarchitectsatallDthewriterprefersbuildingswhichlooknaturaltoonesthatlookunnaturalCDDiscussion:1Traditionalandmodernarchitecturemakeuseofdifferentmaterialthatcanbeputintwogroups.Intowhichtwogroupscanwedividethosematerialsmentionedinthetext?2Whydosomepeoplethinkmodernbuildingslookunnaturalandwhydotheyexperiencethemassoldandunfriendly?Group1:naturalmaterialsGroup2:modernmaterialsearthbricksstoneswood….steelglassconcrete…