MODERNISM Question: To what extent did the ideology of Modernism reflect new sets of values in architecture and design in the period between 1919 and 1960? Answer this question with examination of works of 3 architects/designers of the time analyzing how Modernism was manifested in their works. ANSWER Bauhaus’ Walter Gropius said in Germany‚ 1919‚ “Today’s artist lives in an era of dissolution without guidance. He stands alone. The old forms are in ruins‚ the benumbed world is shaken up‚
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HISTORY OF MODERN ARCHITECTURE NAME: ARCHITECTURE 310 TEST #2 THE FOLLOWING ESSAY QUESTIONS ARE DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS April 18th‚ 2013‚ AFTER THE SLIDE I.D. 1. DISCUSS SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN GROPIUS’S BAUHAUS SCHOOL AND AALTO’S PAIMIO SANATORIUM BAUHAUS PAIMIO SANATORIUM A. Bauhaus - Use rectangle shape to divide the area for different function. Paimio Sanatorium - Different angle to separate different
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with a new outlook. The aftermath of the conflagration caused Chicago to be one of the most popular cities. Tourist attraction and architecture are the main focus of Chicago. Later years from the Great Chicago Fire‚ architects Louis Sullivan‚ Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius hosted "World’s Columbian Exposition"‚ held in the White City of Gilded Age
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the Human Mind - condorcet 18. Nature… the anchor of my purest thoughts - wordsworth 19. Whatever was the beginning of this world‚ the end will be glorious and paradisiacal … - priestley 20. We can only hope for the absolute perfection of the human race. - condorcet 21. Encyclopedia : Education can…Wipe out all evils -diderot 22. I heard a thousand blended notes‚ While in a grove I sat reclined … - wordsworth 23. And much it grieved my heart to think What man has made of man. - wordsworth
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mainly notes‚ needs a little work but ideas are all there and has great opening - What impact has technology had on architecture of the 20th century? Throughout the nineteenth century‚ architecture refused to have anything to do with industry; it had been concerned solely with monumental projects glorifying the state and giant civic structures expressing the pride of its people. This however‚ all changed with the dawn of the twentieth century. Industrial production became an integral part of modern
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Philip Johnson’s Glass House: Beyond Mies and the Modern Movement Philip Johnson (b. 1906) began his career in the 1930s as a critic and curator. In 1932‚ during his time at The Museum of Modern Art‚ he oversaw an exhibition he titled The International Style‚ which featured the work of the avant-garde architects‚ designers and theorists of Europe led by Le Corbusier‚ Walter Gropius and his mentor‚ Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. It was Johnson and this exhibition that helped to define and articulate
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Coming to terms with modern architecture‚ we must read through such seminal statements through their sensibilities and societal myths which they exemplify. Now‚ we shall explore parallel themes to do with new myths of modernity‚ poetic expressions of technology‚ the reemergence of abstraction‚ and analogies between architecture and other realms such as minimalist sculpture‚ landscape art and nature. Architecture oscillates between the unique and the typical where the old and new may
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"K-I-S-S" redirects here. For other uses‚ see Kiss (disambiguation). KISS is an acronym for "Keep it simple‚ stupid" as a design principle noted by the U.S. Navy in 1960.[1][2] The KISS principle states that most systems work best if they are kept simple rather than made complex; therefore simplicityshould be a key goal in design and unnecessary complexity should be avoided. The phrase has been associated with aircraft engineer Kelly Johnson (1910–1990).[3] The term "KISS principle" was in popular
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MODERN ARCHITECTURE De Stijl Architecture De Stijl architecture was formed by a group of young artists who created the new movement in 1917; calling both the movement and the magazine they published De Stijl. The group promoted utopian ideals and group members believed in the birth of new age in the wake of WWI. They felt it was a time of balance between individual and universal values. The work was completely abstract as well. The goal was total integration of art and life. GERRIT THOMAS RIETVELD
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Modernism‚ Modernisation and Modernity in Australia‚ 1919 –1939 Lighting the Way: New technologies‚ new materials‚ new cities. Modernism transformed life in Australia across five tumultuous decades from 1917 to 1967 ‚ it spans all aspect of Australian culture including art‚ design‚ architecture‚ advertising‚ film‚ photography and fashion. The process of modernisation has had a profound affect‚ changing our perspectives and the course of our everyday living. Change is inevitable‚ man-made
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