ARCH 2300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Auguste Perret, Baudot Code, Logical Consequence
6 Oct 2015
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Frampton, kenneth; modern architecture a critical history: fourth edition. thomas and hudson. Pages 64-73 chapter 4: structural rationalism and the influence of viollet-le-duc: gaudi, These principles spread over europe and had much influence, but can be argued most noticeably on gaudi, horta, guimard and berlage. Gaudi: background culture in ruskin"s, viollet"s, and wagner"s, strove to revive indigenous architecture, desire to create new forms of expression, style reflects irish celtic literary revival, experienced conflict in political and beliefs, developed under catalan separatist movement. Leblond: by 1908 you see the beginnings of his ecclesiastical architect. Brussels at the turn of the century had an obsession with identity. Viollet-le-duc flourished under 16th century flemish brick architecture. Horta: one architect who used iron extensively in domestic architecture, influenced by toorop (post impressionist, hotel tassel. Octagonal foyer with iron superstructure and free standing columns. Dialogue about the tenseness of iron and the massiveness of stone: the maison du peuple for belgian socialist party.
