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6 1/2 x 9 inch black and white photograph by Haus - Rucker Co. titled:

Yellow Heart

There is a label on the back reading Yellow Heart, Haus - Rucker - Co. 1968 Model and a  Haus - Rucker stamp ( with address ).
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- gary wilson



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Abstract: Frederick J. Kiesler, born in Cernauti in Romania on September 22 1890, presented Endless Theatre design based on the concept of endless space in 1924, showing his thoughts on non-territoriality of space, which went beyond the modern functionalistic thinking. Being presented through egg-shaped Continuous Construction (1934) and Endless House (1952), his thoughts on The Endless escaped from metaphysical concept of space through Correalism and Biotechnique, and became critical of modern functionalistic concept of space. Following Kiesler, Philip Johnson invited seven deconstructionist architects to the Museum of Modern Art held in New York 1988, which made deconstructionist construction emerge. However, deconstruction of concept of space and non-territoriality of space, both of which are found in deconstructionist construction, date back to the oval structure used by Kiesler in the Endless Theatre in 1924. With continuous curved surface, this structure showed that it could maintain a shape structurally without column or frame. This brought paradigm shift from the conventional thought that floor, wall, ceiling and column, which are structural elements of construction, are primary elements in shaping space. This shift matches to deconstructionist ideas. Egg-shaped curved figure proposed by Kiesler has no corner and its surface is a continued one, showing non-territoriality of space best. This non-territoriality is found equally in the Roof Top Remodeling proposed by Coop Himmelbau, deconstructionist architect. Giving up conventional concept of space, Coop Himmelblau embodied non-territoriality of space in construction by excluding wall, column and roof, in order to bring total liberation from all conventional traditions and customs of construction. This is similar to the concept of the Endless proposed by Kiesler.

Therefore, the methodologies and objectives of this study are to understand the correlationship between Kiesler and deconstructionist non-territorial expression of space through theoretical observation, and identify the correlationship of non-territorial expression of space by analyzing the construction works made by Kiesler and deconstructionists.


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