How would Ruskin evaluate the buildings you saw on your walks? by Sarah https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks What would he say if he were with you on the visit? en-us 2018-10-15 22:37:51 UTC 2025-03-31 21:01:01 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks/wish/293362908 Paddington would be thought as a station that acts well as its intended to (a systematic train station). Its repititive and aesthetically pleasing design structure would look well and it speaks well as it is a main international train station. ]]> 2018-10-16 14:24:45 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks/wish/293362908 He would say that the pavilions are well designed because they say what they intended to say. They record a journey from urban to countryside. The first pavilion, closest to the urban area is neoclassical,whereas the second one is gothic, which is a typical style for England, both for urban area and the countryside. The third one is made from local materials such as stone, wood, bricks, which gives the pavilion a more local feature and leads us to think about countryside. https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks/wish/293363005 2018-10-16 14:24:50 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks/wish/293363005 https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks/wish/293363417 With the RIBA, Ruskin would have told me to consider the surroundings of the building. Look how the architect has created an architectural statement with such a unique Art Deco design but at the same time not overshadow the elegant Georgian houses with architectural importance as well.]]> 2018-10-16 14:25:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks/wish/293363417 1. Fulfil function: share knowledge - library, galleries, private rooms for portfolio crits, rooms to serve the large halls, like kitchen, rooms for events. Best way? Comfort? Single glazed high maintenance windows. https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks/wish/293363485 2018-10-16 14:25:25 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks/wish/293363485 https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks/wish/293363536 Standing in front of the Finsbury Health Centre, Ruskin would probably draw our attention to the way the building serves its purpose as a place where people become patients and can get the assistance they need. The building probably does fulfill its brief fairly well in a merely utilitarian way, although I did not get the feeling of reassurance and comfort an health centre should give. Ruskin would ask us whether we could take pleasure out of looking at the building. Whilst I appreciated the ground breaking appeal of the structure when it was first built, I struggled to perceive joy and pleasure in the place]]> 2018-10-16 14:25:28 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks/wish/293363536 O https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks/wish/293363640 Firstly, whether the church performs the function it was intended to do which is to act as a place of worship and it does.

Secondly, the church has numerous paintings and sculptures that depict messages from the Bible. Ruskin would rate this poorly due to the fact that this information did not resonate and was not understood by those who were not followers of the religion.

]]> 2018-10-16 14:25:36 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks/wish/293363640 https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks/wish/293364356 The RIBA building “acts well” in regards to the Ruskin’s virtues of achitecture because it was intended to serve architectural professional and indeed does so. It has the largest library dedicated to the architecture and used to have examination halls for architectural students. It “looks well” for the period of time it was built in (1920s) and represents Art deco style quite well. Speaks well if considerig statues of famous architects that were built on the facade to tell the visitors that the building is dedicated to the architecture.]]> 2018-10-16 14:26:26 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks/wish/293364356 https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks/wish/293364478 Ruskin would look at the intended use of the building and why it was conceived and built for that use - did it do what it intended to doHe would later use that to compare how the building was initially intended to be and what it is now - how the context around the structure has changed over the years. ]]> 2018-10-16 14:26:33 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks/wish/293364478 https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks/wish/293364727 He would say it's a building that doesn't scream and shout, but its welcomimg for the people- acts well and speaks ell
Looks quite old and worn - but has been fully used, not be as pleasurable to the eyes, but it's got good intention and thought behind it


]]> 2018-10-16 14:26:51 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks/wish/293364727 https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks/wish/293364770 Overall the buildings fulfil the basic 3 requirements of Ruskin. The ragged school serves the community and is is still modest and doesn’t jar with its surroundings. 
The social housing again serves its target user and also caters to their wellbeing on some level. On the whole even the wealthier buildings and their mews speak, act and look well in their environment. ]]> 2018-10-16 14:26:54 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks/wish/293364770 https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks/wish/293364795 He would ask whether the designs work the way they were intended, whether they are built in a way that helps the residents or just for style and wheather the workman have built the buildings with care]]> 2018-10-16 14:26:56 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks/wish/293364795 https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks/wish/293365427 Big part of the walk was focused on buildings for the poor, build without passion but for a certain purpose. ]]> 2018-10-16 14:27:35 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks/wish/293365427 How well public and private life is connected through level changes in landscape https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks/wish/293365847 2018-10-16 14:28:00 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks/wish/293365847 https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks/wish/293365889 Does it awnser its purpose with no over expenditure of means? He compares this to a lighthouse, requiring that it provide light and stand firm, but not have used excessive amounts of stone or cost. ]]> 2018-10-16 14:28:02 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks/wish/293365889 https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks/wish/293366013 He would think about how well and easy it is to get around; for both tourists and regulars, how is it working as a station. He would also think about the context in which it was made; how does it show the original way of traveling? Also, how does it show the way of traveling today? Lastly, he would think of the detailing and how the building uses the elements from the previous points in a beautiful way. ]]> 2018-10-16 14:28:08 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks/wish/293366013 The building would stand up to Ruskins scrutiny in its execution of purpose, pleasure and aesthetics. https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks/wish/293366689 2018-10-16 14:28:51 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks/wish/293366689 2. Tells a story: eclectic style, has decorative elements from all eras: using Egyptian to communistic elements, sculptures. It is inclusive, it salutes to all architectural styles in History. For this the arhitect used a calm colour palette and minimalistic forms so decarative elements of different eras blend nicely together. https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks/wish/293366705 2018-10-16 14:28:52 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks/wish/293366705 https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks/wish/293366792 Both estates focus on practicality. They focus on allowing the flow of people using ground height differences in order to separate private and public areas. Ruskin states that things need to do what they intend to do in the best way and this fits perfectly with both estates. The combination of natural and brutalist architecture in a relatively small space focuses on the point that Ruskin makes about looking well. The natural space and features e.g. flowers allow the concrete to be softened and less harsh on the eye which perfectly fits the statement by Ruskin. He considers why the building exists throughout and this set of structures perfectly suits Ruskin’s ideology ]]> 2018-10-16 14:28:57 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks/wish/293366792 He would propably say that walking without observing the social life that those concrete walls have been carrying, will not be usefull to understand the purpose of the alexandra roud architec https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks/wish/293366833 2018-10-16 14:29:00 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks/wish/293366833 ici_tomov https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks/wish/293366897 John Ruskin if he was to evaluate the Alexandra Road Compound, through his three aspects, I believe he would have found it acting well in the sense that the building is protective for its residents and gives them a good communal experience. He would find it beautiful through it's combination of concrete and garden. Through a lot of observation Ruskin might understand that Alexandra road was built partly to introduce concrete as]]> 2018-10-16 14:29:04 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks/wish/293366897 John Ruskin will look deeply into the strength and beauty of the Banqueting house, from the columns to the paintings on the ceiling of the building and how the builders make them work well together https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks/wish/293367415 2018-10-16 14:29:37 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks/wish/293367415 https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks/wish/293367729 I think Ruskin would agree that the Barbican and Golden Lane Estates “act well” because there’s harmony between public and private spaces and it serves people’s needs really well (there are shops, sports and community centres within the estate]]> 2018-10-16 14:30:00 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks/wish/293367729 Paddington station https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks/wish/293367770 He will probably criticise the way the station is sort of neglected and because the presence of the caffe bars and restaurants that have been installed in the middle, blocking your view of the station and taking away the beauty of the space as it is. ]]> 2018-10-16 14:30:03 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks/wish/293367770 w1581652 https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks/wish/293367983 Ruskin will likely be more interested in the political context at a macro level embossed in the Georgian buildings but also appreciate the subtle details at a micro level used to decorate the buildings that imply the life of the people the buildings were designed for. Most of the buildings, despite being built with humble bricks, were washed with lime, hence a treachery to the materials was committed to emulate the marble arcades of ancient buildings that were copied in the Georgian period. ]]> 2018-10-16 14:30:16 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks/wish/293367983 https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks/wish/293368378 In terms of the time it was built, the situation was different people were doing different things and was not a good area. So to come into the church was more harmonious and relaxing for the people living ]]> 2018-10-16 14:30:43 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks/wish/293368378 https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks/wish/293368419 John Ruskin involved in saving some of the houses in Marylebone (Garbutt Place), putting money towards improving them and maintaining them well. Importance in not overcrowding the space, and keeping in liveable and beautiful.

]]> 2018-10-16 14:30:46 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks/wish/293368419 https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks/wish/293369257 For the Barbican centre Ruskin would have to analyse and evaluate the social spaces of the estate. In doing this he would realise that the estate offers many social spaces and cleverly separates public and private through level changes throughout. From this he would understand that it acts well - with good intention.]]> 2018-10-16 14:31:41 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks/wish/293369257 w1678051 https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks/wish/293369406 also evidently well created, has lasted since 1852]]> 2018-10-16 14:31:50 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks/wish/293369406 https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks/wish/293370729 According to Ruskin, for sure the pavilions are act well there are benches on which you can rest and meditate in a wonderful natural environment. Both perfectly fit in with the surroundings; the first through its simple classic style, the other through tree inspiration.]]> 2018-10-16 14:33:21 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_milne1/Ruskin_Walks/wish/293370729