“Less is more VS Less is a bore”.

Mr. Zammit this week gave us the controversies titles that we are going to do our debates on. I choose “Less is more Vs Less is a bore.” I choose this title because I’m familiar with the subject. Ms. Mamo, in one of her task we had to read Robert Venturi’s manifesto. And he mentioned it a lot the “less is a more” and “less is a bore.”  But although I’m familiar with this subject there is more research to be done.

“Less is more”

To put modernist movement in one phrase, it would be Mies Van Der Rohe’s famous pronunciation “Less is more.” The phrase embodies the architectural language. “Less is more” was a famous phrase from all around the word. “Less is more” believed in Minimalism. It is associated with functional design that was reduced and kept the important elements only. This is to keep the design simple. Before Mies Van Der Rohe there was Aldof Loss and Le Corbusier who theorized something similar. L e Corbusier theory was about Purism.

“Less is a bore”

The phrase “Less is a bore” is not very popular as “Less is more” but it’s still very important. “Less is a bore” is said by Robert Venturi. This phrase is associated with the Post Modernism architecture. The Post Modernism was the return of ornate design and more energetic forms.  Robert Venturi with “less is a bore” he was criticizing “less is more”. He said that “less is more” was for the architects only not for the people.
Here I found some basic information about the topic but for the debates I must do more research to know the subject from inside out.

Reference:
Archi objects, 2016. Less is more vs Less is a bore – Which one?. [online] Available at: < http://archiobjects.org/less-is-more-less-is-a-bore/ > [Accessed 22 December 2016].
architizer, 2016. Architecture’s Eternal Debate: “Less Is More” vs. “Less Is a Bore”. [online] Available at: < http://architizer.com/blog/less-is-more-vs-less-is-a-bore/ > [Accessed 22 December 2016].
simplicable, 2016. Less Is More vs Less Is A Bore. [online] Available at: < http://simplicable.com/new/less-is-more-vs-less-is-a-bore > [Accessed 22 December 2016].