That’s so modern! A common phrase that we hear almost everyday and that describes a variety of objects, notions and changes in the world that surrounds the human civilization today. Being modern is a well sort after trait and all the glamor and thought that accompanies that notion can be see as intellect and “forward” thought. Declaring that one or something is modern isn’t just a catch phrase or term that is thrown around in everyday language, event though it is very common in the literature, but rather a phrase used to coin the movement away from the common style of traditional values to the twenty-first century.
How Modernism was defined
Modernism is defined as a new movement. A movement that moves away from the traditional forms of thinking …show more content…
Published in these works, Le Corbusier declared that “a house is a machine for living in” and “a curved street is a donkey track; a straight street, a road for men.” He started to imply that a new architecture, one that would be defined over many generations, would fulfill the continuous demands in the industry for new housing, and always adhere to the form of …show more content…
He is credited and considered one of the most influential architects as he changes of the urban structures brining them into the technological era. In 1923, Le Corbusier spoke out about his legacy and how society was infatuated with the machine, and he stated that this revolution created a sense of which “Modern life demands and is waiting for, a new kind of plan, both for the house and the city”.
The most modern movement of his time was the design and location of Villa Savoye as unlike the previous designs in confined urban locales, the openness of France’s Poissy allowed a freestanding building on the site with a full implementation of Le Corbusier’s five-point program (Murphy, K.D. 2002). Villa Savoye is elevated off the ground, which allows air and nature to flow under it without blocking a natural flow. A feel of space is provided with the open floor plans that are independent from its supports and load bearing walls (Morrissey, D). Long openings and windows allow for light and free airflow through the Villa,
How Modernism was defined
Modernism is defined as a new movement. A movement that moves away from the traditional forms of thinking …show more content…
Published in these works, Le Corbusier declared that “a house is a machine for living in” and “a curved street is a donkey track; a straight street, a road for men.” He started to imply that a new architecture, one that would be defined over many generations, would fulfill the continuous demands in the industry for new housing, and always adhere to the form of …show more content…
He is credited and considered one of the most influential architects as he changes of the urban structures brining them into the technological era. In 1923, Le Corbusier spoke out about his legacy and how society was infatuated with the machine, and he stated that this revolution created a sense of which “Modern life demands and is waiting for, a new kind of plan, both for the house and the city”.
The most modern movement of his time was the design and location of Villa Savoye as unlike the previous designs in confined urban locales, the openness of France’s Poissy allowed a freestanding building on the site with a full implementation of Le Corbusier’s five-point program (Murphy, K.D. 2002). Villa Savoye is elevated off the ground, which allows air and nature to flow under it without blocking a natural flow. A feel of space is provided with the open floor plans that are independent from its supports and load bearing walls (Morrissey, D). Long openings and windows allow for light and free airflow through the Villa,