ARTH 2610 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Otto Wagner, The English House, Walter Gropius
6 Feb 2017
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Key points for today: relationship between art and industry, theories of ornament. Goldman & salatsch store, adolf loos, vienna, 1910. Juxtaposition between top and bottom: commercial space and apartments divided. Scheu house, adolf loos, vienna, 1912: no symmetry, space given to terraces, flat roofs, reinforced concrete. Interior is warm and intimate, in contrast to the stark exterior. Inside is tradition, personality, comfort, individuality, family: the e(cid:454)terior is it"s (cid:373)oder(cid:374) fa(cid:272)e (cid:862)the english house(cid:863) by hermann muthesis, 1904, (cid:862)ar(cid:272)hite(cid:272)ture a(cid:374)d desig(cid:374) should (cid:374)ot (cid:271)e a fashio(cid:374)(cid:863) Deutsher werkbund: union formed to better the taste of industrially designed objects, better designed objects will improve the masses, bridge the gap of industry and design. Imbue objects with the principles of modern industry. Peter behrens: big figure in the narrative of modern architecture, art and technology, mature culture speaks through the language of art, help technology achieve artistic quality and help art make great achievements through technology.
