DESST 1505 : History Theory 1 Notes (Modernism in Architecture)

• School: University of Adelaide
• Department: DESST - Design Studies
• Course: DESST 1505
• Professor: All

Document Summary

Adolf loos: - read louis sullivan"s ornament in architecture (1892) and wrote. Steiner house (1910), m ller house (1930), lido villa (1923). Used no ornament, but instead a rich material palette like mies. fa ade building. Robie house (1909), falling water house (1939) catch up in the industrialisation war with great britain. Frank lloyd wright: - worked with reinforced concrete in new ways. Daniel burnham: - built the reliance building, chicago (1894). Deutsche werkbund (1910 & 1914 exhibitions) showcase of german capabilities; Peter behrens: - hired by aeg turbine factory (1909); taught mies and gropius about concrete manufacturing. Futurism: - italy, filippo marinetti he praised audacity, speed, danger. Constructivism: - russia, vladimir tatlin monument to the 3rd international (1920). 3 main groups are: - suprematists, rationalists and constructivists. Vers une architecture (1923) 5 points piloti, free fa ade, free plan, roof terrace, strip windows. Bauhaus: - formed in 1919, founded by walter gropius, closed in 1933.