Tuesday, November 19, 2013
We spent 4 days in October inside the beautiful Giovannitti House! Owners Frank and Colleen were gracious throughout as we tramped in and out. The boundaries between in & out were indefinite when the weather was nice. After we thought Frank and Colleen would be happy to be rid of us, they invited us to a pasta dinner. Great people!
Hoping next to meet with the project architect Michael Palladino, in Los Angeles.Looking for funds for that trip.
Monday, November 18, 2013
The
city of Pittsburgh is home to some of the unique architectural masterpieces
designed by well
known architects.
This documentary
series tells the stories of these architecturally unique houses located in
Pittsburgh. Each short video illustrates notable features of the buildings, and
tells stories of its design, construction, and occupancy phases. Interviews, animations, and moving images of
the houses will be presented at a lively and entertaining pace. Animations help to simplify architectural
concepts, widening the spectrum of audience and appealing to a variety of
viewers. More than an explanation of the technical aspects, this film is a
story of the building’s existence to date.
The series will be
disseminated on disk, via the web, and broadcast on local television; we hope
also to publish a book to accompany the series. The film series can be shown in
K-12 schools as well as undergraduate programs of local universities so as to
attract attention of younger viewers who can improve their responsiveness to
their immediate architectural environment.
(A preview from the pilot episode)
The pilot episode of
the series is Giovannitti House, about
a residence on Woodland Road near the Chatham University campus. This house was
designed by the now-famous architect Richard Meier in 1979. Its unusual, modernist cubical design created
great controversy at the time, but has since been recognized as a landmark of
modern residential design. 
Narrator:
“It’s September 2013. The Giovannitti
family is moving back to their home after living away from it for many years.
The house, which is one of Richard Meier’s designs, is welcoming the owners
again in all of its glory. The boxed belongings are being carried one by one
into the house. It seems that each different story of this box-shaped house emerges
together with the opening of each new moving box by the house owners.”
1. This film aims to promote architectural qualities of Pittsburgh by representing outstanding building cases located in this city. To the best knowledge of the filmmakers, there are no such film projects attempting to reveal such qualities that can be comprehended by wider audience than architects.
2. In addition to conveying architectural features, to complete story of the house from its construction to its usage is embraced with particular focus on the effects of this house on its social environment, immediate neighborhood as well as the city of PIttsburgh.
3.The viewer's appreciation of the house is augmented by the introduction of the visual animations. Animations will make clear other-wise abstract ideas of architecture.
We are waiting for your kind supports to be able to continue exploring other awesome houses of Pittsburgh...
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