Expressionist Flashcards

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emerged in Northern Europe in the early 20th century in poetry and painting; attempted to distort reality to express subjective, emotional experience

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Expressionism

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Expressionist architects used materials such as

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Brick, Concrete and Glass

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Recurring characteristics in expressionist architecture include

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Expressing emotion through distorted forms
Stylistic expression over realism
New and original designs
Natural themes
Influence of Moorish, Egyptian, Indian
Architecture as an art form

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best-known examples of German expressionist architecture; Designed as an amorphic structure of reinforced concrete

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Einstein tower

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5
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The Einstein Tower was designed by German architect

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Erich Mendelsohn

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consists of three blocks of housing in the Spaarndammerbuurt, a residential district for workers

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Eigen Haard Housing Estate

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Eigen Haard Housing Estate was designed by

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Michel de Klerk

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ten-story office building; exceptional example of the 1920s Brick Expressionism style of architecture; large angular building located on a site of approximately 6,000 square meters

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Chilehaus

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9
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Chilehaus was designed by the architect

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Fritz Höger

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10
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The best view of the Chilehaus is from the

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east

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historic building in Wroclaw, Poland; constructed according to the plans of architect Max Bergin 1911–1913 when the city was part of the German empire

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Centennial Hall or Jahrhunderthalle

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__________ modeled on the Festhalle Frankfurt was made of reinforced concrete, and with an inner diameter of 69 and 42 m high, it was the largest building of its kind at the time of construction

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Cupola

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the Second Goetheanum was built entirely of cast concrete; one of the first examples of the usage of concrete in architecture

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Goetheanum II Building

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14
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Goetheanum II Building was designed by

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Rudolf Steiner

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