Global Modern Architecture Flashcards
The term ???? Was coined in 1932 by the organisers of the first international exhibition of modern architecture.
International style
…. The ???? Was founded in 1928… their earliest decorations were the most lasting in their impact
Congres internationaux d’architecture moderne
?????, for the ordinary man and woman became the vehicle for great architecture
Housing
Who was the:
‘Towering genius of the movement and the one of the founding members of CIAM?’
Charles-Edouard Jeanneret aka Le corbusier
Le corbusier announced the ?????. We can see all of them in the Villa Savoye at Poissy.
Five points of a new architecture
Which one of Le corbusier’ five points does this comparative drawing represent?
Pilotis
Which one of the five points does this drawing represent?
Roof garden
Which one of Le corbusier’s five points does this comparative drawing of PLANS represent?
Free plan
Which one of Le corbusier’s five points does this comparative drawing of FACADE represent?
Free facade
The project for the ????? House.
Le corbusier
Le corb produced in 1950-54 a small church which is considered by many to be the greatest single architectural work of the century.
What building is he referring to?
Notre-Dame-du-haut
He designed projects for houses and skyscrapers of glass and steel, and in the ????? Of 1929 he created the most pure and elemental example….
Mines van der Rohe
Which famous building is he describing?
Schroder House
The work of ????? Is in a class of its own.
Alvar Aalto
