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MODERNISM IN AMERICA

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Eclectic historicism based on the concepts of Paris Ecole des Beaux Arts

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Knoll, Herman Miller

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Modern furniture manufacturers

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The work of Sullivan and Wright was…

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ignored in the turn of the century

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Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer were…

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invited to Harvard University in 1937 Gropius became the head of the Graduate School

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Mies van der Rohe became…

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Director of Architecture at Armour Institute (1938)

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Large architectural firms…

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(Skidmore, Owings, and Merril) founded in 1936

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IRVING GILL

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(1870-1936)

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IRVING GILL work

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His work attracted little contemporary attention

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IRVING GILL Interiors

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with modern sensibilities
Simple, unornamented interiors
White walls, smooth wooden panels without moldings
Sometimes arched openings

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Scripps House location + date

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La Jolla, 1917

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Scripps House designer

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Irving Gill

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Barnsdall House (Hollyhock) House date and location

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Los Angeles, 1916-21

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Barnsdall House (Hollyhock) House designer

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Frank Lloyd Wright

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Frank Lloyd Wright design ideas

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Relies on geometry
Focus on horizontal more verses vertical
Designed everything relating to the building

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Falling water date and location

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Bear Run, Pennsylvania, 1936

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Falling Water designer

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Frank Lloyd Wright

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Falling Water features

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Retreat for wealthy family
Works with nature not fighting with it
Removes walls as much as possible
Emphasis on the views

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Taliesen date + location

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Spring Green, Wisconsin, 1925

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Johnson Wax Building location + date

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Racine, Wisconsin, 1936-9

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Taliesen designer

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Frank Lloyd Wright

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Johnson Wax Building Designer

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Frank Lloyd Wright

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Johnson Wax Building features

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Experiments with structural elements
Columns are shaped almost mushroom like
Starts to design modern office spaces like cubicles

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Lovell House location + date

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Los Angeles, 1927-9

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Lovell House designer

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Richard Josef Neutra

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Lovell House features

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The first clear example of the International Style in the United States
Detachment from the context in which it existed
What that means to the design

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Showroom, Andrew Geller Shoe Factory date + location

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Brooklyn, 1928

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Showroom, Andrew Geller Shoe Factory designer

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William Lescaze

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Reconstruction of Kurt Schwitter’s Merzbau by

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Peter Bissenger

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Original Merzbau date

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ca. 1930-37

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Merzbau dates

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destroyed 1943,
reconstruction 1981-83

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Reconstruction of Kurt Schwitter’s Merzbau location

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Sprengel Museum , Hanover

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MUSEUM OF MODERN ART location + date

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New York, 1939

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MUSEUM OF MODERN ART designer

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Philip Goodwin (1885-1958)

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MUSEUM OF MODERN ART opening

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The museum was opened in 1931 and became a strong influence

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Philip Goodwin

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(1885-1958)

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Gropius House location + date

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Lincoln, Massachusetts, 1937

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Gropius House Designer

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Walter Gropius

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Terrace Plaza Hotel date + location

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Cincinnati, Ohio, 1945

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Terrace Plaza Hotel designers

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Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill

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First Christian (Tabernacle) Church date + location

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Columbus, Indiana, 1942

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First Christian (Tabernacle) Church designers

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Eilel and Eero Saarinen

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First Christian (Tabernacle) Church feature

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Light and shadow influences the interior

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TWA Terminal, Kennedy Airport, date + location

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New York, 1956-62

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TWA Terminal, Kennedy Airport desinger

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Eero Saarinen

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TWA Terminal, Kennedy Airport features

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More “plastic” forms
Reinforced concrete
Curves reminiscent

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Furniture designed by Charles & Ray Eames

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1940s-1950s
Making future comfortable without the need of fabric
Fiberglass molded curved chairs
Shelving
Could be unique and changed custom for the user

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Florence Knoll

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Established the knoll furniture company
Simple modern furniture mainly for the office environment

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Tulip Chair

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1953
Eero Saarienen
Forms represented speed and movement
Welcoming to the human body

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Eero Saarienen

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Son of Finnish architect Eliel Saarinen. Was educated at Cranbrook Academy of Art. Eliel became the president of Cranbrook in 1932

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Cranbrook Academy of Art

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Michigan

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Joe Colombo

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Furniture designer 1970s

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Joe Colombo furniture details

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Modular in design and can be changed by the user
Colors are representative of the 70’s
Shipping of the forms is very compact
Making it more affordable

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The Great Depression dates

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(1929-1941)

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What affected Art Deco

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Fascination with progress and future fueled Art Deco
Interest in means of transportation and aerodynamic forms

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World War II dates

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(1939-1945)

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World War II effects to design

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The war limited design activity in US and brought it to a virtual stop in Europe

Following war: New buildings to be built, existing spaces to be remodeled (The expansion of programs in colleges, hospitals, etc. created an extensive need for interior design work

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Modernism with a basis in the International style became…

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the norm of professional design work.

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modernism post ww2

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Modernism with a basis in the International style became the norm of professional design work.

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modernism post ww2 materials

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A willingness to move beyond the vocabulary of flat roof lines, white walls, and maximal glass
Suburban sprawl (in the United States)
Synthetic materials became available: Plastics, synthetic fiber carpets, vinyl flooring, melamine, fiberglass, etc.
Dry-wall (sheet rock), and acoustical ceiling panels (suspended panels) became widely used.

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modernism post ww2 mechanical

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Traditional dependence on natural climate systems (cross ventilation, orientation, etc.) was replaced by mechanical air conditioning systems.
Fluorescent lighting came into acceptance in business interiors, kitchens, and bathrooms

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modernism post ww2 worldwide

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Design became truly international: an increasing flow of information
Italy became a leading center for post-war design (especially furniture)

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modernism post ww2 restaurants

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Restaurant design has become a specialized aspect of interior design

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modernism post ww2 interior designer

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Mario Buatta (b. 1935), Mark Hampton (1940-98), and Angelo Donghia (1935-85) –American interior designers known for their lush interiors (eclectic design language)

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Mario Buatta

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(b. 1935)
interior designer

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Mark Hampton

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(1940-98)
interior designer

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Angelo Donghia

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(1935-85)
interior designer

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modernism dates

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1920s Emergence of Modernism
1930s-1940 its rise
1960s-1980s Dominance of Modernism

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failures of modernism

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Modern design was accused of ignoring the needs and desires of occupants and users in pursuit of abstract ideals that has more significance among professionals than among a wider public (avant-garde)
Failure of vast housing projects

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SAS Royal Hotel date + location

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Copenhagen, 1956-61

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SAS Royal Hotel designer

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Arne Jacobsen (1902-71)

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Arne Jacobsen

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(1902-71)
leading Danish Architect

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Guggenheim Museum date + location

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New York, 1949-1960

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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum designer

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Frank Lloyd Wright

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Pirelli Tower date + designer

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1955-9
Gio Ponti

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Villa Arreaza date + location

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Caracas, 1956

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Villa Arreaza designer

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Gio Ponti

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MIT Chapel date + location

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Cambridge, 1955

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MIT Chapel designer

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Eero Saarinen

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The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption date + location

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San Francisco, California, 1971

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The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption designers

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Pier Luigi Nervi, Pietro Belluschi

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National Airlines Terminal, John F. Kennedy International Airport date + location

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Queens, NY, 1972

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National Airlines Terminal, John F. Kennedy International Airport designers

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I. M. Pei & Partners

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Queen Elizabeth II Great Court, British Museum date + location

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London, 2001

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Queen Elizabeth II Great Court, British Museum designers

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Nigel Young/Foster and Partners

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library date + location

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Yale University, 1963

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library designer

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Gordon Bunshaft (SOM)

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library features

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Exterior material allows very little light in due to the need to avoid direct light on the books

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Exeter Library date + location

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New Hampshire, 1967-72

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Exeter Library designer

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Louis I. Kahn
Designed buildings so that no brick needed to be cut

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LATE MODERNISM

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Does not imitate the Modern pioneers
Rejects post-modernism

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LATE MODERNISM designers

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I. M. Pei
Richard Meier
Philippe Starck
Rem Koolhaas

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East Wing, National Gallery of Art date + location

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Washington D.C., 1968-78

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East Wing, National Gallery of Art

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I. M. Pei

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Pyramid, Louvre Museum date + location

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Paris, 1983-9

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Pyramid, Louvre Museum

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I. M. Pei

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