Colonial Revival architecture

The Bauhaus was an art school in Germany Dessau, it was built with the idea of generating an overall work of art in which all arts, cultures, and architecture be unified and modernized. The Bauhaus style is considered one of the most influential masterpieces in the modern design. The school was developed in the 1900's under the hands of three different architects. The founder and the creator of the Bauhaus was Walter Gropius from 1919 to 1928, Hannes Meyer took the lead after Walter from 1928…

Linearity and Organic Architecture Modernisms - AR548 Jed Cracknell Word Count: • Introduction o Nature in modern architecture o Leading to organic architecture Linearity is a theme seen throughout architecture from the modernist era. It is present in many different styles such as Frank Lloyd Wrights Prairie School Style of architecture seen around the 1890’s to 1920’s. Following this Frank Lloyd Wright’s Textile style of architecture is seen to have strong links to…

When analyzing the Red House (I 860) by William Morris and Phillip Webb in London and the Stahl llouse (I960) by Pierre Koenig, the two designs focused on symmetry in addition to a repetition of rectangular geometries. Although these houses were designed about 100 years apart they are very similar in plan. They are designed in an “L” shape. focusing on the right angles. In comparison to the Red House. the Stahl House has more refined geometries but is still designed on the basic principles that…

Design a 1 bedroom eco-lodge. The cliens are a young couple who are environmentally consious and artistic. The area is a rectangular shaped block of 12m x 6m. The design needs to reflect the designs of either a well-known architect or era of architecture. The American Radiator Building (also known as The American Standard Building) was built in Manhattan, New York City in 1924. Being Raymond Hood’s first construction in New York City as well as his last work in Art Deco style, this 23-story…

in an architectural sense, was the completion of Paul Rudolph’s Yale Art and Architecture building in 1963 a postwar American Architectural event. Also known as the A&A it was considered Rudolph’s master piece as it promised to be the solution to solving modernism’s major unsolved problems. As New York Times critic Ada Louise Huxtable said, “it asks and answers some of the major questions facing the art of architecture today, at a time of crisis and transition in the development of the…

Successful modern architectures have been survived throughout the world. Those architectures were adapted themselves to new circumstances so-called ‘region’ Since First World War, global modernism had a big impact on the Latin America. Modernism has become the dominant global movement. Not only modern architecture appears European cities and United States, but also a lot of Latin America cities have started have modern style of architectures. It was not familiar to area where they have their own…

The Telecom Building, Wellington I have chosen the (Old) Telecom Building in Wellington as my study of Wellington buildings. The reason why I have made this selection is because of my curiosity. The way this building appeals to me and attracts me in is its strange green façade exterior, hooked my eyes every time I walk pass Manners Street. The Telecom Building is located at 13 – 27 Manners Street, Te Aro, Wellington. After a quick online search, it was very easy to find out that the building…

grandfather’ of modern architecture. In this essay, I will be discussing how Le Corbusier’s work in painting and in architecture, was breaking traditions of the past and embracing new ways of doing art. When Le Corbusier moved to Paris, he met Amédée Ozenfant, a painter and designer who introduced him to Cubism. A purely modern movement, created with the intention of presenting elements…

Space is arguably one of the most important and powerful elements of architecture. Before architecture was the building and making of buildings, now in more recent times architecture is also considered the study and interpretation of space. In terms of architecture space is not empty. It has the potential to become a place where people interact and go about their daily lives. Space utilizes many modifying elements for an architectural reason to enhance the experience of occupying a certain space…

“form follows function”, as quoted from Louis Sullivan, the famous Frank Llyod Wright’s mentor. Wright was one of the pioneers of Modern Architecture and his masterpiece, the Fallingwater, was perhaps his best interpretation of Modernism. Located in rural Southwestern of Pennsylvania, the Fallingwater is so popular that it is often mentioned in many architecture books regarding its application to the site. B.B. Pfeiffer mentioned the concept of Fallingwater in the book “Master Builders”. “Let…