anything this year, it is that virtual reality is a pitiful substitute for the real thing. Architecture is not only a visual but a spatial medium, which we experience with our entire body, consciously and unconsciously. Even with the finest digital simulation we miss the evidence of our other senses—the resonant echoes that tell us the shape, size and materials of a space; the distinctive fragrance that gives every room an olfactory fingerprint .
Le Corbusier’s Villa Savoye , at Poissy, just west of Paris, is one of the greatest and most spatially complex houses of the past century. Not a boxy container, it opens itself up to air and sky, in the manner of an ocean liner, with tiers of open decks. And its details are suitably nautical, with trim metal railings, inclined ramps, and curved screens at the top that evoke smokestacks.
as part of its course on the History of Architecture and Design 1890-1939, viewable on YouTube on the CCAchannel. But to experience it spatially, one must explore the images available at 360Cities, which is an educational collection of 360-degree panoramic photographs. The experience is akin to that of standing in the middle of a room and craning your head in every direction, but with the ability to zoom in like a telescope. You can stand
In addition to a building's own website, one can see highlights of many museums at joyofmuseums
Do I have to wear a mask?