Evolution of Futuristic Architecture

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Ar. VenuShree
Submitted by:
Chandni Bisht
18M803
 Modernism Expressionism (1918-1931)

Futurist (1910-1945)

Intrapolis by Walter Jonas

Villa Savoy by Le Corbusier KEY FEATURES;
1.Futuristic architecture
promotes the use of
KEY FEATURES; steel, glass, and cement,
free of painting,
1.Honesty to ornament, or relief
materials
2.The elliptic and
2.Simplicity in the oblique lines are
core characterized by
change, and naturally
3.Clean and crisp possess a power of
lines
motion
4.Less is more 3. This form of
architecture no longer
5.Freely-designed practices the
facades
arrangement of forms in
6. The purpose is the accordance to prior
established principles.
essence
4.Impermanence and
transience is there
Dancing House by Frank Gehry
KEY FEATURES;
1. Expressionism is the
way of expressing
something in and
around something that
you feel emotionally
2.Detachment to
realism
3.Materials used in this
movement of
architecture are a
representation first
rather than function
4. Bricks, steel and
especially glass is used
 Art Deco (1910-1940) Bauhaus (1920-1934)

Constructivism (1913-1931)

Dom Narkofin by Moisei Ginzburg

American Radiator Building by John Howells KEY FEATURES;

KEY FEATURES; 1.Principles of Bauhaus School by Walter Gropius

Constructivism came
1.Art Deco architecture
from Supremacistism
is very striking and and Bauhaus
looks different from
earlier styles 2.Constructivist art
applied 3d cubist vision
2.Materials like stucco, to abstract and non-
concrete and stainless objective elements
steel
3.The style combines
3. Structures are also straight lines and
decorated with various forms such as
aluminium, chrome, cylinders, squares,
opaque plate glass, and rectangles, cubes
glass block.
4. Elements of
3.Strong vertical Constructivist
emphasis art/architecture are:
4.Art Deco structures Minimal, geometric,
feature considerable spatial and
surface decoration. experimental
KEY FEATURES;
1. Form follows
function
2.Materials reflect the
true nature of objects
and buildings
3.Bauhaus artists
favoured linear and
geometrical forms
4. A building was not
just an empty carcass
for the Bauhaus school,
it was just one part of
the design
5. It united art and
technology
 Fascist (1922-1943) Organic (1930--Present)

International

Seagram Building
by Philip Johnson

Casa Del Fascio by Giuseppe

KEY FEATURES;
1. In fascist era,
architecture became an
instrument of  political
propaganda  buildings are rectilinear
2.In order to exhibit the
greatness of the party in
power, the new
constructions
were massive, so that
they could serve to
concentrate numerous
crowds or important
institutions
3.The main theme of
Fascist architecture
was civic buildings
4.Use of symmetry
KEY FEATURES; Talisen House by Frank Lloyd wright
1. The most common
characteristics of
International Style
forms
2.Light, taut plane
surfaces that have been
completely stripped of
applied ornamentation
and decoration
3.Open interior spaces
4. A visually
weightless quality
engendered by the use
of cantilever
construction.
5.Use of glass and steel,
KEY FEATURES;
1. It believed that a
building should appear
to grow easily from its
site
2.Using natural colors:
“Go into the woods and
field for color schemes”
3.Revealing the nature
of materials
4. Opening up spaces
5.Providing a place for
natural foliage
 Scandivian (1935- Present) Post-modernism

Googie (1947-1965)

Lax Theme Restaurant by Paul Williams

Scandinavian House by Anssi Lassila KEY FEATURES; Portland Building by Michael Graves
1.Googie buildings are KEY FEATURES;
KEY FEATURES; deliberately flashy,
1.Scandinavian often with lights that 1. Modern take on
architecture is widely would blink and point traditional methods
recognized for its clean 2.Use of Flashing lights 2.This movement was
lines and austere color and neon signs cited as the "return of
palette wit, ornament, and
3.Boomerang and reference.“
2.Elements of palette shapes are used
Scandivian 3.Postmodern building
architecture; 4. Other features did not conform to a set
include; standard of principles
-Simplicity
- Starburst shapes 4. Postmodern
-Functionality
- Atom motifs buildings ensure
-Comfort sustainability, use
- Flying saucer shapes
-Fusion of modern good-quality materials,
techniques and - Sharp angles and and are fully functional
vernacular architecture trapezoid shapes and liveable.
Zig-zag roof lines
 High Tech
Viitra Design Museum by Frank Gehry
Lloyd Building by Richard Rogers
KEY FEATURES;
1.These have
accentuated technical
elements
2.They included the
prominent display of
the building's technical
and functional
components
3.Orderly arrangement
and use of pre-
fabricated elements
4.Glass walls and steel
frames were also
immensely popular
5.To boast technical
features, they were
externalized
De-constructivism
KEY FEATURES;
1. Deconstructivist
architecture is
characterised by surface
manipulation,
fragmentation, and non-
rectilinear shapes
2.It deliberately
juxtaposes elements
that appear to
contradict each other in
order to challenge
traditional ideas of
harmony and continuity
3.It is a series of
postmodernist
"impulses" rather than a
coherent movement,
Sustainable
Manitoba Hydro Place by Bruce Kuwabara
KEY FEATURES;
1.The
sustainable architect
recognises the
importance of indoor
environmental quality
and focuses on features
such as a healthy indoor
environment.
2.It’s principle include
advancing living
environment, protecting
nature, improving the
air and water quality.
3.Makes use of
environment friendly
building materials
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