Site Analysis of Twin Parks

Introduction

The twin parks are considered to be one of the most significant architectural accomplishments by Richard Meier. Whenever the mention of architectural accomplishments within New York comes up, Richard Meier's name would always get precedence. The project proposed by Richard entails two significant areas such as Twin Parks West and Twin Parks East. Twin Parks west, stretches across a sharp grade change ranging from the Grand Concourse locality till the commercially centric Webster Avenue.

On the other hand, Twin Parks East stretches till the Southern Boulevard facing the Bronx Park. In the case of Twin Parks West, the area is surrounded by meticulously sculptured buildings that create a powerful architectural image with the utilization of a single type 8*8 inch brick which greatly enhances the architectural beauty of the buildings. The aluminum windows have been designed according to the overall texture of the building so that it goes with the image of the buildings (White, Willensky, & Leadon, 2010).

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The varied dimensions of the aluminum windows attempt to create a diverse architectural scenic beauty which would not have been possible without carefully incorporating the varied dimensions of aluminum windows. The high rises which had been witnessed on the movement from north to south portrayed the existence of hilly terrains which further diversified the artistic excellence of Richard Meier's buildings on a whole. The sites at Twin Parks West are primarily quite dramatic due to the different artistic factors prevalent in its acute infrastructure. Many architectural historians have termed the twin parks west as a flotilla on the basis of its architectural intricacies (Millett, 2007).

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Discussion

The buildings and areas characterized as falling under the domain of Twin Parks east have also certain intricate factors that must be assessed in the true architectural excellence. The sites in the case of Twin parks east tend to be less theatrical since the particular buildings have been known to be connecting on a visual basis only till the Southern Avenue. The signature architectural style of Richard Meier is prevalent to a high degree when we look at the twin park east in its entirety. Twin parks on a whole represent the artistic and architectural excellence which further enhances the image and reputation of Meier. Meier made use of the different types of artistic knowledge that he gained throughout his practical experiences. His extensive analysis before hand while conducting actual application of infrastructure of different buildings further enhanced his expertise and knowledge in this field. On the other hand, Twin parks northeast is mainly composed of three buildings that have a focus on the adjacent city blocks which mainly exhibit the architectural requisites. The twin parks northeast is credited with being one of the most reputable and published site when we study the architectural history of twin parks as a comprehensive building. Southern Boulevard specifically is highly suitable for applying the two story apartments since such types of infrastructure had been designed with the aim of ...