1940 Architecture Research Paper

1940’s Architecture Have you ever wondered what it was like to live in the 1940’s? Or what events in this decade helped shape America into what it is today? After reading this your questions will be answered. In the beginning of the 1940’s America was in a great depression while in the middle of World War ll. Things were not going to well in US, which meant architectural design was not really at an all time peak. As a result of the war and the great depression, many items were being rationed. The events of the 1940’s decade greatly influenced the generations of architecture. On Sunday December 7, 1941 the Japanese attacked the US base at Pearl Harbor. In that single attack more than 2,300 military employees are killed. The very next day our president at the time Franklin Roosevelt announced that …show more content…
During the decade of the 1940’s prices of homes went up dramatically. Homes went from 3,920.00 in 1940 to 7,450.00 in 1949. Mostly towards the beginning of the decade the color pallette included pastels, and warm colors. The rooms in the 1940s weren't overrun with patterns, but instead focused on solid colors. The furniture inside homes was mostly made of wood because it was so plentiful, but also very expensive. So towards the end of the decade homeowners switched to chrome, and nickel hardware; inexpensive and stylish. This style led into the beginning of the 1950s. However by 1949 home interiors also changed drastically switching from muted pastels to vibrant bright colors. All of the homes interiors were closely related to the american dream. “The American Dream of the 1940s and 1950s was by no means simple. Hard work, family value, and hope still remained the backbone of the dream, but you can see how these two decades expanded upon the dream” (The American Dream of the 1940s & 1950s,