PPT 18 - Final Exam Flashcards
19th century architecture
More varied than ever before
Karl Fredrich Schinkel
1781-1841
German architect and painter - the most prominent architect of neoclassicism in Prussia (modern day Germany)
Relied on elements of Greek architecture
Neue Wache
Berlin
1817-1818
Karl
His greatest achievement
Schauspielhaus
1781-1841
Karl
High base
Ionic portico
Altesmuseum
1823-1828 Berlin Karl His most famous structure First public art museum in Europe
Plan of Charlottenhof, Potsdam
1829-1831
Karl
Influenced by his trips to Italy and England
Sir John Soane
1753-1837
Leading exponent of Neo-classicism in England
Benjamin Henry Latrobe (1766-1820)
Born in England and educated in England and Germany, traveled around Europe (Paris and Rome)
Thomas Jefferson
1743-1826
One of the most influential founding fathers
Was a lawyer by education, philosopher, educator, scientist, inventor, economist, architect
Monticello
1770-1826
Documents Jefferson’s experiences abroad as a minister of France
A.W.N. Pugin
1812-1852
Son of a French draftmans born in England
Leader of the gothic revival movement in architecture motivated by his strong moral and religious beliefs
Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-Le-Duc
1841-1879
Powerful and influential theorist
Interested in the integrity of structure and the decorative detail of the medieval buildings
John Ruskin
1819-1900
English philosopher and writer
William Morris
1834-1896
Strongly influenced by Ruskins writings
Abandoned theology and became the leading exponent of the arts and crafts movement in England
Elbert Hubbard
1856-1915
American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher influenced by William Morris and Ruskin
Richard Norman Shaw
1831-1912
Prominent British architect known for his country houses and for commercial buildings
Charles Francis Annesley Voysey
1857-1941
British architect, renowned as the designer of a number of famous country houses
Herman Muthesius
1861-1927
German architect and author trained at the French William university in Berlin and Charlotteburg technical college
Victor Horta
1861-1947
Belgian architect and designer
Hector Guimard
1867-1942
The most prominent representative of the French art nouveau
Antonio Gaudi
1852-1926
Spanish architect that moved from gothic revival to the art nouveau
Charles Rennie Mackintosh
1867-1928
Scottish architect from glasgow
Representative of the art nouveau
Otto Wagner
Architect member of Viennese Secession (an association of artists formed in 1898)
Henry Hobson Richardson
1838-1886
Born into a wealthy Louisiana family
Louis Henri Sullivan
1856-1924
Considered by many the creator of the modern sky scraper
