ARCH 2300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: William Morris Hunt, Home Insurance Building, Wasmuth Portfolio
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Shift from enlightenment project to new world and its contribution to modern architecture. Land is united by massive transportation system. Redirected to chicago (new york is secondary to chicago in this time) Chicago perfects mechanized killing of animals (the slaughterhouses) Sense of nostalgia after horror of civil war - pastoral ideal of american life. Not about cities - emblematic idea of local government. Before civil war, american architects looked to england. After civil war, they started looking to europe (mostly france) Due to educational reasons: americans start studying at l"ecole des beaux-arts, they start own schools of architecture in america (mit, ) which all follow. Beaux-art programs: follow neoclassical ideas of building cities. Originally from the south; leaves school a year before war starts. Drops out due to financial issues back home (due to war) and works in paris for 2 years.