ARCHITECTURAL BOUNDARIES: LUDWIG MIES VAN DER ROHE AND PHILIP JOHNSON Architecture has undergone a rapid and revolutionary transformation in the modern era. Through the work of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe‚ this essay attempts to chart the transition in architecture from nineteenth century Romanticism and Neoclassicism to High Modernism. Mies van der Rohe redefined architectural boundaries and emphasised the beauty of simple forms‚ the importance of functionality and the versatility of new materials such as
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Spain‚ the German Pavilion‚ designed by Mies van der Rohe‚ was used for the official opening of the German portion of the exhibition. To this day‚ the German pavilion is seen as one of the most significant buildings built during the 20th century. When analyzing the building formal‚ structural‚ and material qualities‚ it becomes effortless to support the proposition that the German Pavilion was built with the concepts of nature in mind where Mies van der Rohe successfully blurred the lines between
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morality of the building. (The artless word P96) Ludwig Mies van der Rohe‚ as one of the most “Zeigeist” architects in the biography of modern architecture‚ began his career under this ultimate paradox era. Now we scale our eyes down to the three projects successively done by Mies van der Rohe during the 1920s‚ that is the Brick Country House‚ the Wolf House‚ and the Barcelona Pavilion‚ through which‚ we can follow the penetration of Mies’ ideological transformation from the neoclassicism to the
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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Marcel Breuer. In design‚ external influences have always played a vital role in any given trend. In the 1920’s‚ an era commonly referred to as the Machine Age ‚ modernist design followed a very focused approach: a desire to create a better world. In this essay‚ I will make a brief overview of the socio-economic situation of this time period‚ with a short introduction to the life of the two practitioners whose work I will analyse: Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der
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He was one of the icons of modernism and one of the pioneers in modern high design. Le Corbusier is a designer‚ an urbanist and a writer. He was one talented man in so many ways. One of his works that got my attention most is Villa Savoye‚ pronounced as villa savua. This house is located in Poissy‚ a small commune outside of Paris. Le Corbusier established “The Five Points” of architecture. They are as follows‚ pilotis (slender columns)‚ flat roof terrace‚ open plan‚ ribbon windows and free façade
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discussing works by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. I will carry out a concise discussion of the position and views of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe‚ as well as addressing his understanding of architecture. I will also be doing a concise analysis of two exemplary works by Mies. Finally I plan on discussing Mies position in and contribution to the development of Modern movement. The two examples I will be analysing are the Barcelona Pavilion and the Seagram Building. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in my opinion redefined
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Le Corbusier (born October 6‚ 1887‚ La Chaux-de-Fonds‚ Switzerland—died August 27‚ 1965‚ Cap Martin‚ France) internationally influential Swiss architect and city planner‚ whose designs combine the functionalism of the modern movement with a bold‚ sculptural expressionism. He belonged to the first generation of the so-called International school of architecture and was their most able propagandist in his numerous writings. In his architecture he joined the functionalist aspirations of his generation
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not been given any attention as a serious designer/architect‚ unlike her counter parts‚ Le Corbusier‚ De Stijl‚ Mies van der Rohe‚ or Frank Lloyd Wright. Eileen Gray spent most of her designing life in France and was influenced greatly by a veriety of designers and architects. She found her self indulged in the art of Toulouse-Lautrec‚ Cezanne‚ Van Gogh‚ Gaughin‚ Seurat‚ and Bonnaard. Eileen Gray admired Le Corbusier’s Five Points of Architecture‚ and found it to be a stating point in her designing
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Bibliography: Crouch‚ C (2001) “Modernism in Art‚ Design & Architecture.” Blake‚ Peter (2002) “The Master Builders: Le Corbusier‚ Mies van der Rohe‚ Frank Lloyd Wright” Larmann‚ Ralph (2002) “Introduction to Fine Art – Study Guide” Wikipedia‚ http//:en.wikipedia.org Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art‚ www.metmuseum.org
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For my essay I have chosen to compare Le Corbusier with an artist called Kurt Hermann Eduard Karl Julius Schwitters. When I originally chose to compare these artists I assumed they would be difficult to relate as I did not know much about either. After my research I found out the artists had a lot more in common than I first anticipated. Both Kurt Schwitter and Le Corbusier were born in the same year and both work with sculpture and paint. Instead of comparing all of Le Corbusier’s work with all
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