HUM 151 Chapter Notes - Chapter 30: Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe, Louis Vuitton Foundation, Frank Gehry
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Notes on modern architecture in the 20th, 21st centuries. Modern architecture is a term applied to an overarching movement, with its exact definition and scope varying widely. Modern architecture began at the turn of the 20th century with efforts to reconcile the principles underlying architectural design with rapid technological advancement and the modernization of society. Most notably postmodernism which sought to preserve pre-modern elements, while neo-modernism emerged as a reaction to postmodernism. Modern architecture developed as a result of social and political revolutions. Others see modern architecture as primarily drive by technological and engineering developments. It gained popularity after the second world war. The crystal palace, 1851, first building with vast amounts of glass supported by structural metal. Historians regard modernism as a matter of taste, a reaction against eclecticism and lavish stylish excessed of victorian and edwardian architecture. Frank owen gehry, cc is a canadian-born american architect, residing in los angeles.
