Why is Julius Shulman considered as a key visual artist of the 20th century?
Ever since the 1930’s, Julius has focused his camera lens on architecture and continued to document the evolution of buildings today.
2. How did the photographs and houses illustrate “modernism” and the “new world” utopias of the 1950s and1960s? Provide examples.
Architects believed they could improve the quality of life through progressive designs. It was through his images that the architects message could be read.
3. How were these housing styles promoted to average Americans in the mass media?
• Why are the images and design of the Case Study House #22 so famed and important? • Why is the Malin/Chemosphere house important?
The housing styles were promoted by mass consumer magazines. The Case Study House #22 is considered to be the most evocative pictures of architecture of the 20th century. It was …show more content…
What made all these modern houses unprecedented, unique, radical, and futuristic?
The houses of modern design were built with the landscape and outer surroundings in mind. They came with open airy spaces and typically allowed a lot of natural light.
5. What were the modern/design ideas of Frank Lloyd Wright and John Lautner? • What was the role of their designs with regard to nature and the landscape?
Frank Lloyd Wright is said ti have changed what a house even was, not how it looked like. John Lautner combined engineering and architecture as a legacy of expressionism. Many of Lautners designs were featured in films. They incorporated the surrounding landscape into the design pf their homes.
6. When did “postmodern” architecture emerge and how was it different than modern architecture?
Postmodernism emerged in the late 1960s with an emphasis on wit, ornament, an historical reference. It was different from modernism by its core design. Modernism has typically a one dimensional/perspective scale.
7. How did these houses reflect the “social utopia” and the “personal
Ever since the 1930’s, Julius has focused his camera lens on architecture and continued to document the evolution of buildings today.
2. How did the photographs and houses illustrate “modernism” and the “new world” utopias of the 1950s and1960s? Provide examples.
Architects believed they could improve the quality of life through progressive designs. It was through his images that the architects message could be read.
3. How were these housing styles promoted to average Americans in the mass media?
• Why are the images and design of the Case Study House #22 so famed and important? • Why is the Malin/Chemosphere house important?
The housing styles were promoted by mass consumer magazines. The Case Study House #22 is considered to be the most evocative pictures of architecture of the 20th century. It was …show more content…
What made all these modern houses unprecedented, unique, radical, and futuristic?
The houses of modern design were built with the landscape and outer surroundings in mind. They came with open airy spaces and typically allowed a lot of natural light.
5. What were the modern/design ideas of Frank Lloyd Wright and John Lautner? • What was the role of their designs with regard to nature and the landscape?
Frank Lloyd Wright is said ti have changed what a house even was, not how it looked like. John Lautner combined engineering and architecture as a legacy of expressionism. Many of Lautners designs were featured in films. They incorporated the surrounding landscape into the design pf their homes.
6. When did “postmodern” architecture emerge and how was it different than modern architecture?
Postmodernism emerged in the late 1960s with an emphasis on wit, ornament, an historical reference. It was different from modernism by its core design. Modernism has typically a one dimensional/perspective scale.
7. How did these houses reflect the “social utopia” and the “personal