National Overview of Modernism Pt. 1, by Louis Fung

National Overview of Modernism Pt. 1, by Louis Fung

What is Modernism?
Victoria Cathedral Radio
Mark Twain Victorian Chair
Monet “Sunset”
1930 MG TA
1930 Chevrolet Popcorn Truck
Victorian Light
Norte Dame, Paris
Tassel House Stairway, 1892 – Victor Horta
Birth of Modern Architecture
• Technological Improvements:
Development of iron, steel and concrete
• Aesthetic Revolt:
Moving away from the excessive decorations of the
late Victorian period
• Emphasis of Practicalities:
Simplicity and functionality over sentimentality
and historical reference
The steam engine represents the end of the craft culture.
Abstraction becomes motorized.
Crystal Palace, 1851 – Joseph Paxton
Parc Guell, Barcelona, 1900-14 – Antonio Gaudi
Glass Pavilion, Germany, 1914 – Bruno Taut
(Deutscher Werkbund)
Fagus Building , 1911 - Walter Gropius and Adolf Meyer
Steiner House, Vienna, 1910 – Adolf Loos
Rietveld Schröder House, Netherlands, 1924 – Gerrit Rietveld
Glass Skyscraper, 1922 – Mies van der Rohe
Barcelona Pavilion , 1929 – Mies van der Rohe
Villa Savoye, 1931 – Le Corbusier
Swiss Pavilion, Paris, 1932 – Le Corbusier
Unite d’habitation, Marseilles, 1952 – Le Corbusier
Palace of Assembly, Chandigarh, 1963 – Le Corbusier
Notre Dame du Haut, Ronchamp, 1953-55 – Le Corbusier
La Tourette Monastery, 1956-60 – Le Corbusier
National Assembly, Dhaka, 1982 – Louis Kahn
Kamakura Museum of Modern Art, 1951 – Junzo Sakakura
National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, 1959 – Le Corbusier
St. Mary’s Cathedral, Tokyo, 1963 – Kenzo Tange
Nakagin Capsule Tower, Tokyo, 1972 – Kisho Kurokawa
Seagram Building, New York City, 1958 – Mies van der Rohe
Esherick House, Sea Ranch, 1966 – Joseph Esherick
Googie Architecure
Pop Architecture
Tiki Style
Post Modernism: Venturi House, Chestnut Hill, 1964 – Robert Venturi
Post Modernism: Humana Building, Louisville, 1985 – Michael Graves