Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Assignment - Timeline Poster/ Assessment 2


Design a timeline/ relationship chart connecting the various movements in Modern Architecture. 

Can be looked at in terms of:
·         Timeline
·         Growth of architecture in the two continents, with relationships
·         Important themes – ornamentation, material, political & economic conditions etc.
·         Timeline of theoretical work vs built work
·         Movements based on the central figures of the movement
·         Relationships between movements – who inspired/ reacted to who?
·         Based on larger global events

A list of the movements you can cover is at the link below:

Class 11 Part 2 -Expressionism & the Glass Chain

EXPRESSIONISMBruno Taut & the search for Crystalline form
  • Glass Pavilion
Stadkrone

Glass Chain

Organic form

Erich Mendelsohn
  • Einstein Tower
  • Hat Factory
Hans Polzeig
  • Schauspeilhaus
  • Chemical Factory
Slideshow:

Web Resources:

Class 11 - Deutscher Werkbund


Deutscher Werkbund (1898-1914)
Behrens & association with AEG
Herman Muthesius

Normative form (Walter Gropius - Fagus Factory)
Expressive Form (Van de Velde - Werkbund Theatre)

Werkbund Exhibition 1914

Slideshow:

Web Resources:

Class 10, Part 2 - Futurism

Topics Covered:

Marinetti - Futurist Manifesto

Antonio Sant'Elia

  • Citta Nuova


Class 10 - Adolf Loos

Topics Covered:

Adolf Loos

Early Life

Ornament and Crime (1908)

Raumplan

  • Steiner House 
  • Moller & Muller Houses
  • Heuberg Estates
  • Venice Lido House

Online Resources:

Class 9 - Vienna Secession

Topics Covered:

Joseph Olbrich
  • Secession Hall

Josef Hoffman
  • Palais Stoclet

Otto Wagner
  • Postal Office Savings Bank

Gustave Klimt

Van de Velde
  • Werkbund Theatre
Slideshow:
Online Resources:








Class 8 - Art Nouveau

Class 7 was a recap class/ assignment discussion.

Class 8
Topics Covered:

Art Nouveau

Gaudi

  • Palau Guell
  • Park Guell
  • Casa Mila
  • Sagrada Familia

Victor Horta

  •  Hotel Tassel

Hector Guimard

  •  Metro Entrances

Hendrik Berlage

  •  Exchange Building
Slideshow used in Class:


Web Resources: