ARC132H1 Study Guide - Final Guide: Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe, Rem Koolhaas, Gothic Architecture

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Arc132: exam practice questions: modern architecture has frequently been called functionalist. but functionalism is a problematic concept with no clear definition. Architects, critics, and historians have used the term functionalist to argue that a building"s form is strictly in accordance with its structure, program, materials, or the financial demands of the client. Discuss the examples below to explain how functionalism can be understood as a myth in modern architecture. Modern architecture is architecture that is functional. Functionalism- idea that modern architecture should be determined by requirements of programs, requirement of structure, requirement of materials and requirement of economy. There was a relationship between necessity between program form, structures, etc. Architecture people rarely used the term functionalism. Almost always used with retrospectively to label the modern movement. Mies van der rohe, dominion centre, toronto, 1967-69: mies was designing skyscrapers already when he was germany (glass skyscraper,

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