Rethinking modernism: the Sugden House & the Mother's House

Jamil, Eleena 2005. Rethinking modernism: the Sugden House & the Mother's House. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.

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Abstract

The Sugden House is consistently committed to the idea of functionalism in its direct, natural and honest take on materiality and construction, while the Mother's House is mostly ambiguous, inclusive and is made up of residual spaces and detached skins. In urban planning terms, the Sugden House represents a new order to the city, one that sensitively rose from a deep understanding of family and community needs, whereas the Mother's House represents an acceptance of suburbia and its noisy tendencies, a non-judgemental acceptance of 'what people' want. A review of the Smithsons' and the venturis' architectural vocabulary in subsequent projects and the influences of the houses on contemporary architecture confirms further the disparity of their approaches. It is suggested, at the end of this thesis, that the Sugden's House's influence is perhaps more enduring than the Mother's House because it is grounded on the concrete - inhabitation, tectonics and functionalism - rather than matters of style and meaning.

Item Type:	Thesis (PhD)
Status:	Unpublished
Schools:	Architecture
Subjects:	N Fine Arts > NA Architecture
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	30 March 2016
Last Modified:	22 Aug 2023 14:05
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/55516

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