20th Century Architecture Flashcards
Artist: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Title: German Pavilion (Barcelona Pavilion)
Date: 1929
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Style/Country: Modern Architecture, Germany
Significance: use of very modern materials such as plate glass and industrial steel. no division of rooms, very simple and clear
Artist: Mies van der Rohe
Title: Seagram Building
Date: 1955
Location: New York City
Style/country: Modern Architecture, USA
Significance: Load bearing rooms such as bathrooms, elevators, and stairwells are in the center so the outside walls can be windows and not weight bearing.
Artist: Frank Lloyd Wright
Title: Kaufmann House (Falling Water)
Date: 1936
Location: Bear Run, Pennsylvania
Style/country: Modern Architecture, USA
Significance: exemplifies prairie style architecture as well as cantilever. The purpose was to emphasize, not take away from the waterfall. emphasis on the horizontal elements.
Artist: Frank Lloyd Wright
Title: Solomon R Guggenheim Museum
Date: 1945
Location: New York
Style/country: Modern Architecture, USA
Significance: meant to mimic a seashell, and provide the ultimate uninterrupted viewing experience for the artwork. made up of reinforced concrete.
