10 Modernism Flashcards
Did the modernist movement introduce building codes?
It sure did
True or false: the modernist movement did not introduce social programs (housing, welfare etc.)
FALSE. It did intro due those.
What sort of designers emerged in this era?
Celebrity “superstar” designers
What idiot said “ornamentation is a crime”?
Adoft Loos
Who was the first to suggest that architects abandon ornament?
Louis Sullivan
What architect decided that each plane or component of a structure must appear as an individual part of a whole?
De Stijl
What school rejected all traditional historical forms in favor of industrial design?
Bauhaus
Who founded Bauhaus?
Walter Gropius
What was the name for the style began by the design for Bauhaus buildings?
‘International Style’
Who were the 4 early modernists?
- Walter Gropius
- Mies van der Rohe
- Philip Johnson
- Le Corbusier
Who said “less is more”?
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
What 5 points describe the style van der Rohe sought to develop?
- Classical severity
- Purity of form
- Perfection of proportion
- Elegance of detail
- Dignity of expression
Van der Rohe believed buildings should stand for _________ ______, _______, ______________
quality design, materials, craftsmanship
In van der Rohe’s architecture, quality materials become the ______________.
ornamentation
Who said “A house is a machine for living in”?
Le Corbusier
