ARCHST 1200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Le Corbusier, Seagram Building, Villa Savoye
21 Aug 2016
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The scene in europe (early 1900: damages done by wwi, wide spread industrialization, class distinction segregated. Art/interior design: late 1800, early 1900 realism in art, late 1800 early 1900 impressionism, turn of the century art noveau, early 1900"s cubism (pablo picaso, interior design. Designers that embaassed mondernism: frank lloyd wright. Interior elements controlled to reflect overall architectural aesthetic- lights tables chairs carpet lamps ect. Entirely different from prevailing designs: walter gropius. Bauhaus school: organized according to functions/departments; no decorations; no cultural references to germany; exposed structure; universal, progressive language of design. Products had streamline still very different than anything else going around: le corbusier. To create architecture is to put in order. The house is a machine for living in. L"espirt noveau: pavilion much different from other pavilion. He thought they shouldn"t s ouch the ground. United habitation: stilts/food gardens: ludwig mies van der rohe. Barcelona pavilion, world expo 1929: interlocking planes; minimalist.
