24. Bauhaus and de Stijul Flashcards

1
Q

__________ was the architect invited by Gropius to give the keynote speech at the Bauhaus Week of 1923?

A

Oud

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Name two abstract painters who played a major role in the aesthetic change in the Bauhaus curriculum:

A
  1. Mondrian

2. Van Doesburg

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3
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What typeface/font was used in Bauhaus publications after the arrival of Moholy-Nagy?

A

Sans Serif

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4
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What two avant-garde artists were credited by Larson as being somewhat responsible for the change in its teaching ideology/pedagogy from Expressionism to Abstract formalism?

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Mondrian and van Doesburg

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5
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van Doesburg’s term fro the new way he composed space as a continuous, but non-linear flow of space was ____________.

A

Neo-Plasticism

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6
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“Towards a Plastic Architecture” was written by ____________.

A

Van Doesburg

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7
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What was the difference in how Wright approached the design of his interiors and how van Doesburg designed his interiors?

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Wright: continuous flow of space

van Doesburg: copied Wright’s forms but didn’t understand reason for them

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8
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Neo-Plasticism is a term associated with what movement?

A

De Stijl

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9
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The De Stijl movement received much of its initial impetus from the non-objective paintings by:

A

Mondrian

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10
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Describe the spatial sequence implied in the paintings by Van Doesburg:

A

continuous free flowing space defined by non-touching planes

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11
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Name a De Stijl painter:

A

Mondrian

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12
Q

The Red-Blue Chair was designed by __________________.

A

Rietveld

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13
Q

The Schröder House was designed by _____________.

A

Rietveld

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14
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Describe the changes made in the first-year design at the Bauhaus made when Maholy-Nagy replaced Itten as the teacher.

A

moved from expressionist to machinist style

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15
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What was the major design difference between Mies’ Concrete and Brick Country House projects?

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Concrete: separate bays, voids in space between

Brick Country: continuous planes/space, voids cut out

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16
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The German term that describes the spirit of Mies’ Concrete Office Building of 1923 was ______________________.

A

Neue Sachlickkeit

17
Q

The objective of the Vorkurs (foundation course) at the Bauhaus was __________.

A

give everyone a foundation in design, get everyone on same level

18
Q

The German term that describes the spirit of Mies’ Concrete Office Building of 1923 was:

A

Neue Sachlichkeit

19
Q

What architectural theoretician was responsible for the shift in design theory away from Expressionism at the Weimar Bauhaus?

A

Maholy-Nagy

20
Q

Marcel Breuer is best known for the design of the ____________ chair while working at the Bauhaus.

21
Q

The ‘Wassily’ chair was designed by __________.

22
Q

The Dutch architect known for his sachlich housing projects was ___________.

23
Q

___________ was the leading theoretician of the De Stijl movement.

A

van Doesburg

24
Q

The architect in overall charge of planning the 1927 Weissenhof Siedlung was ____________.

25
____________ was the major building type that brought the International Style to the forefront of German design in the 1920s.
apartment housing
26
When Walter Gropius assembled his faculty for the Bauhaus School, he drew many of them from which field of expertise?
painting
27
___________ was the director of the trade/design school in Weimar when its name was changed to the Staatliches Bauhaus.
Gropius
28
The event most responsible for the philosophical switch at the Bauhaus from Expressionism to "The New Architecture" was ______________.
Maholy-Nagy replacing Itten
29
Define Neue Sachlichkeit.
realism and functionalism with no need of art
30
Describe Mies' spatial order in his designs of 1923-1929.
asymmetry and defining space through arrangement of free standing planes within rectilinear order
31
The Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg Monument was designed by ____________.
Mies