The Emergence of Modernism 1900-1950's
Frank Lloyd Wright was born in Richland Center, Wisconsin and studied at the University of Wisconsin Madison. He was an American architect, interior designer, writer and educator. He designed over 1,000 structures and completed 532 works. He started his own practice in Oak Park. His residential design concepts for incorporating private areas with public areas of the house illustrates a kindred manipulation of a square and rectangle grid derived from the art-glass and wall tiles. He focused a lot on lighting, making sure he brought in a lot of natural light.
The international style was next to come. It blossomed in Western Europe with the work of Le Corbusier. The Bauhaus was the educational hub and center of the modern movement. There was an emphasis on simple form, functionalism, glass, steel, concrete, and the transparency of buildings.
Walter Gropius was an architect in Munich and Berlin. He started the schools in the Bauhaus. It deviated from the normal historical education systems. He was into primary colors and focused on mass production. He used steel, glass, and concrete in most of his work.
Marcel Breuer was a teacher in charge of the construction at the Bauhaus. He looked at the handlebars of a bicycle. You could see the inspiration of that into his design of furniture, which is really neat.
Wassily Kandinsky was a teacher in charge of the arts at the Bauhaus. He had a lot of spiritual meanings to his work. He used a lot of primary colors and different shapes.
Mies van der Rohe was an American architect that brought a modern and international style. He called his structures to be the skin and the bone and "less is more". He wanted to create a value of the inside and outside worlds. He also loved rich materials like marble. He was more detailed oriented.
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The international style was next to come. It blossomed in Western Europe with the work of Le Corbusier. The Bauhaus was the educational hub and center of the modern movement. There was an emphasis on simple form, functionalism, glass, steel, concrete, and the transparency of buildings.
Walter Gropius was an architect in Munich and Berlin. He started the schools in the Bauhaus. It deviated from the normal historical education systems. He was into primary colors and focused on mass production. He used steel, glass, and concrete in most of his work.
Marcel Breuer was a teacher in charge of the construction at the Bauhaus. He looked at the handlebars of a bicycle. You could see the inspiration of that into his design of furniture, which is really neat.
Wassily Kandinsky was a teacher in charge of the arts at the Bauhaus. He had a lot of spiritual meanings to his work. He used a lot of primary colors and different shapes.
Mies van der Rohe was an American architect that brought a modern and international style. He called his structures to be the skin and the bone and "less is more". He wanted to create a value of the inside and outside worlds. He also loved rich materials like marble. He was more detailed oriented.
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