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Explore the dynamic evolution of early modern architecture, tracing its roots, innovations, and lasting impact on the built environment. Historical Context: Explores the socio-political and cultural factors shaping early modern architectural movements.
The phrase that is often referred to as quintessential to understanding modern, or “modernist,” architecture is “form follows function.” Coined by Louis Sullivan, this explains the early 20th century approach to building design and architectural preferences.
26 de jul. de 2023 · Modern architecture is the architectural style that dominated the Western world between the 1930s and the 1960s and was characterized by an analytical and functional approach to building...
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Modern architecture was based upon new and innovative technologies of construction (particularly the use of glass, steel, and concrete); the principle functionalism (i.e. that form should follow function); an embrace of minimalism; and a rejection of ornament.
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Derived from the German for “Construction House,” The Bauhausoriginated as a German school for architecture and the arts founded by Walter Gropius in 1919. As well as being a template for many architectural schools that followed, the institution gave its name to a distinctive style characterized by an emphasis on function, little ornamentation, and a fusion of balanced forms and abstract shapes. 1. Dessau Bauhaus / Walter Gropius 2. Gropius House / Walter Gropius 3. Fagus Factory / Walter Gro...
Founded in 1917, De Stijl(Dutch for “The Style”) originated in the Netherlands, and is considered to have peaked between 1917 and 1931. Characteristics of the style include the reduction of design to essential forms and colors, with simple horizontal and vertical elements, and the use of black, white, and primary colors. The style is also synonymous with the De Stijl journal published by Dutch designer Theo van Doesburg at the time, which championed the style. 1. Rietveld Schroder House / Ger...
While the Bauhaus and De Stijl styles developed in 1920s Western Europe, Constructivismemerged in the Soviet Union. Constructivism combined technological innovation with a Russian Futurist influence, resulting in stylistically abstract geometric masses. The style fell out of favor in the early 1930s. Well-known Russian constructivist architects include El Lissitzky and Vladimir Tatlin, though both are most recognized by their proposals and unbuilt work. 1. A Short History of Yekaterinburg’s C...
Functionalism is based on the principle that the design of a building should reflect its purpose and function. Emerging from the aftermath of the First World War, the style is associated with ideas of socialism and modern humanism. As the style developed through the 1930s, notably Germany, Poland, USSR, the Netherlands, and Czechoslovakia, the central idea of “form follows function” was infused with the idea of using architecture as a means to physically create a better life for citizens. 1....
Minimalism evolved from the De Stijl and Bauhausmovements of the 1920s, and emphasized the use of simple design elements without ornamentation or decoration. Popularized by architects such as Mies van der Rohe, the style proposed that deriving a design to its base essentials reveals its true essence. Features of the style include pure geometric forms, plain materials, repetition, and clean lines. 1. Casa Barragan / Luis Barragan 2. Barcelona Pavilion / Mies van der Rohe
The International Style was coined in 1932 by curators Philip Johnson and Henry-Russell Hitchcock at the Modern ArchitectureInternational Exhibition. An evolution of early Modernist principles in Europe, the International Style describes the era where European Modernism spread throughout the world, notably the United States. Characterized by simple geometry and a lack of ornamentation, the style was appropriated in the United States characterized by monolithic skyscrapers with curtain walling...
By the midpoint of the twentieth century, the clean lines of the International Styleand the stripped utilitarianism of functionalism were becoming increasingly common in American and European cities. Created out of a wholesale rethink of core modernist values, Postmodern architecture came as part of a philosophical shift that was just as all-encompassing as the Modernism it sought to replace; aiming to revive historical or traditional ideas and bring a more contextual approach to design. 1. T...
High-tech architecture, also referred to as Structural Expressionism, was a late modern style merging technology and building design. Using advances in material and technology, the style emphasized transparency in design and construction, communicating the structure and function of the building through exposed elements. Characteristics include overhanging floors, a lack of internal structural walls, exposed servicing, and adaptable spaces. 1. Centre Georges Pompidou / Renzo Piano Building Wor...
Derived from postmodernism, Deconstructivism is characterized by an absence of harmony, continuity, or symmetry in buildings. Deconstructivism often manipulates the surface skin of a structure, creating non-rectilinear shapes that distort and dislocate elements, hence evoking notions of unpredictability and controlled chaos. The style came to prominence in the 1980s. 1. Vitra Design Museum / Gehry Partners 2. Parc de la Villette / Bernard Tschumi Architects 3. Seattle Central Library / OMA + LMN
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12 de ene. de 2021 · Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Louis Kahn are four of the most notable architects to date. Read on to find out more about the creative process of...
15 de jul. de 2015 · Not only was Behrens' Turbine Factory of 1909 a significant early departure from conventional architecture, in 1910 his studio counted the Modernist legends Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe and...
