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i3yena 12 Lorie Modernist Styles ExPRined | rehDAily fy wing Archaly you agree to our Terms of Use, Privacy Paley and Cookie Flic. LACcEPT 12 Important Modernist Styles Explained Written by Niall Patrick Walsh March 18, 2020 Share Modernism could be described as one of the most optimistic styles in architectural history, drawing from notions of utopia, innovation, and the reimagination of how humans would live, work, and interact. As we reflected in our AD Essentials Guide to Modernism, the philosophy of Modernism still dominates much of architectural discourse today, even if the world that gave rise to Modernism has changed utterly. ‘As we say goodbye to 2019, a year that saw the centenary of the Bauhaus, we have collated a list of key architectural styles that defined Modernism in architecture. This tool for understanding the development of 20th-century design is complete with examples of each style, showcasing the practice of Modernism that lay behind the theory. Save & (mm) Home Projects Products Folders Feed Pn chy cof SRERE-P ora Rodernie-nyler-xPined| 48 i3yena 12 Lorie Modernist Styles ExPRined | rehDAily fy wing Archaly you agree to our Terms of Use, Privacy Paley and Cookie Flic. LACcEPT Derived from the German for “Construction House,” The Bauhaus originated as a German school for architecture and the arts founded by Walter Gropius in 1919. As well as being a template for many architectural schools that followed, the institution gave its name to a distinctive style characterized by an emphasis on function, little ornamentation, and a fusion of balanced forms and abstract shapes. + Dessau Bauhaus / Walter Gropius + Gropius House / Walter Gropius ‘© Fagus Factory / Walter Gropius + Adolf Meyer De Stij Save e Home Projects Products Felders Feed sw chy coM SSE Poca Rodemis-stles-exPined 218 ayaa 12 Lorie Modernist Styles ExPRined | rehDAily fy wing Archaly you agree to our Terms of Use, Privacy Paley and Cookie Flic. laccerT Founded in 1917, De Stijl (Dutch for “The Style”) originated in the Netherlands, and is considered to have peaked between 1917 and 1931, Characteristics of the style include the reduction of design to essential forms and colors, with simple horizontal and vertical elements, and the use of black, white, and primary colors. The style is also synonymous with the De Stijl journal published by Dutch designer Theo van Doesburg at the time, which championed the style. * Rietveld Schroder House / Gerrit Rietveld * Café L’Aubette/ Theo van Doesburg Constructivism Save Home Projects Products Felders Feed sw chy coM SSE Poca Rodemis-stles-exPined a ayaa 12 Lorie Modernist Styles ExPRined | rehDAily 2 using Archoaly you ape tm ou Terms of se Privacy Paley and Cookie Pali. LACCEPT = While the Bauhaus and De Stijl styles developed in 1920s Western Europe, Constructivism emerged in the Soviet Union. Constructivism combined technological innovation with a Russian Futurist influence, resulting in stylistically abstract geometric masses. The style fell out of favor in the early 1930s. Well-known Russian constructivist architects include El Lissitzky and Vladimir Tatlin, though both are most recognized by their proposals and unbuilt work + AShort History of Yekaterinburg’s Constructivist Architecture * Spotlight: Constructivist Pioneer Konstantin Melnikov + ASoviet Utopia: Constructivism in Yekaterinburg Expressionism Save Home Projects Products Felders Feed ww chil coM SLEEP aca odemist 48 i3yena 12 Lorie Modernist Styles ExPRined | rehDAily fy wing Archoaly you agree to our Terms of se, Privacy Paley and Cook Flic. LACcEPT ‘© Grundtvig’s Church / Peder Vilhelm Jensen-Klint + “Fragments of Metropolis”: An Exploration of Berlin's Expressionist History ‘+ AD Classics: Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes Mid-Century Styles Functionalism Functionalism is based on the principle that the design of a building should reflect its purpose and function. Emerging from the aftermath of the First World War, the style is associated with ideas of socialism and modern humanism. As the style developed through the 1930s, notably Germany, Poland, USSR, the Netherlands, and Czechoslovakia, the central idea of “form follows function” was infused with the idea of using architecture as a means to physically create a better life for citizens. ‘+ Renovation of a Functionalist Villa “Indian Ship" / Idhea Seve e f Home Projects Products Felders Feed Pn chy cof SRERE-P ora Rodernie-nyler-xPined| si ayaa 12 Lorie Modernist Styles ExPRined | rehDAily 2 using Archaly you agree tn our Terms Use, Prizy Pay and Cooke Ply. Minimalism evolved from the De Stijl and Bauhaus movements of the 1920s, and emphasized the use of simple design elements without ornamentation or decoration. Popularized by architects such as Mies van der Rohe, the style proposed that deriving a design to its base essentials reveals its true essence. Features of the style include pure geometric forms, plain materials, repetition, and clean lines. * Casa Barragan / Luis Barragan * Barcelona Pavilion / Mies van der Rohe International Style Home Projects Products Felders Feed Pn chy cof SRERE-P ora Rodernie-nyler-xPined| 518 is(ene 12 Lorie Modernist Styles ExPRined | rehDAily fy wing Archoaly you apes to our Terms Use, Priay Pay and Coote Ply. STIG UTTIOSur a RUSE GES HOSTICEN Wy HTUTHU STII SRF ST WPT PST SM BIE PTR TET OO FAT HITE UHI ETE glazing. * Villa Savoye / Le Corbusier + Seagram Building / Mies van der Rohe * United Nations / Wallace K. Harrison Metabolism = Metabolism was a post-war Japanese movement that infused megastructures with organic biological growth. Influenced by Marxist theories and biological processes, a group of young designers including Kiyonori Kikutake, Kisho Kurokawa and Fumihiko Maki published their Metabolism manifesto in 1960, givir significant public attention. Characteristics include modularity, prefabrication, adaptability, and suong eure Home Projects Products Felders Feed Pn chy cof SRERE-P ora Rodernie-nyler-xPined| or ayaa 12 Lorie Modernist Styles ExPRined | rehDAily 2 using Archoaly you apreetm our Terms of se Pac Paley and Cooke Policy. ived from the Brutalism emerged in the 1950s, coined by British architects Alison and Peter Smithson. di ‘Béton brut’ (raw concrete) first associated with Le Corbusier, the style is characterized by monolithic forms, rigid geometric styles, and unusual shapes. Brutalist buildings, often government projects, educational buildings, or high-rise apartments, are typically clad in rough unfinished concrete. Southbank Theater London / Denys Lasdun ‘The Barbican Estate / Chamerl + Neviges Mariendom / Gottfried Bohm Powell and Bon Architects * Prentice Women’s Hospital / Bertand Goldberg, Late-Century Styles Postmodernism Save Home Projects Products Felders Feed Pn chy cof SRERE-P ora Rodernie-nyler-xPined| 2s is(ene 12 Lorie Modernist Styles ExPRined | rehDAily fy wing Archoaly you agree to our Termscf Use, Pray Poly and Cooke Ply By the midpoint of the twentieth century, the clean lines of the International Style and the stripped utilitarianism of functionalism were becoming increasingly common in American and European cities. Created out of a wholesale rethink of core modernist values, Postmodern architecture came as part of a philosophical shift that was just as all-encompassing as the Modernism it sought to replace; aiming to revive historical or traditional ideas and bring a more contextual approach to design * The Portland Building / Michael Graves + Neue Staatsgalerie / James Stirling * Bonnefantenmuseum / Aldo Rossi High-Tech Home Projects Products Felders Feed Pn chy cof SRERE-P ora Rodernie-nyler-xPined| i is(ene 12 Lorie Modernist Styles ExPRined | rehDAily 2 using Archaly you agree tn our Terms Use, Prizy Pay and Cooke Ply. High-tech architecture, also referred to as Structural Expressionism, was a late modern style merging technology and building design. Using advances in material and technology, the style emphasized transparency in design and construction, communicating the structure and function of the building through exposed elements. Characteristics include overhanging floors, a lack of internal structural walls, exposed servicing, and adaptable spaces. * Centre Georges Pompidou / Renzo Piano Building Workshop + Richard Rogers # Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank / Foster + Partners * Lloyd’s of London Building / Richard Rogers Deconstructivism Home Projects Products Folders Feed Pn chy cof SRERE-P ora Rodernie-nyler-xPined| 1/6 ayaa 12 Lorie Modernist Styles ExPRined | rehDAily fy wing Archaly you agree to our Terms of se, Privacy Paley and Cookie Flic. laccerT Derived from postmodernism, Deconstructivism is characterized by an absence of harmony, continuity, or symmetry in buildings. Deconstructivism often manipulates the surface skin of a structure, creating non- rectilinear shapes that distort and dislocate elements, hence evoking notions of unpredictability and controlled chaos. The style came to prominence in the 1980s. * Vitra Design Museum / Gehry Partners * Parc della Villette / Bernard Tschumi Architects * Seattle Central Library / OMA+ LMN Image gallery Home Projects Products Felders Feed sw chy coM SSE Poca Rodemis-stles-exPined ons ayaa 12 Lorie Modernist Styles ExPRined | rehDAily 2 using Achoaly you apeetn our Terms of Use, Prizy Pay and Cooke Ply. share ‘About this author Niall Patrick Walsh Author #TAGS News Articles Postmodernism Brutalism Bauhaus RROWSF THF CaTAING Home Projects Products Pn chy cof SRERE-P ora Rodernie-nyler-xPined| Metabolism Minimalism Felders Feed es ayaa 12 Lorie Modernist Styles ExPRined | rehDAily 2 using Achoaly you apeetn our Terms of Use, Prizy Pay and Cooke Ply. 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