NEO EXPRESSIONISM

EARLY 1970S AND 80S TO EARLY 90S

JORN UTZON
EERO SAARINEN
HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE

LECTURE 7
SEMESTER 6
• Buildings seem to suggest something

FEATURES OF THE NEO-

beyond the functionality
• Extremity of neo-expressionism in

EXPRESSIONISM
buildings is less than that of neo-
expressionism in painting (expression of
art) as buildings are habitable spaces.
• Freedom from rectilinearity - No
rectilinear boxes, sculptural form Neo-Expressionism in Paintings

• Building as a symbol, to evoke

something.
• Focus shifted from functionality to
emotional expression (intangible Neo-Expressionism in Architecture

aspects).
 ARCHITECTS’ INTENT
• Dealt with spontaneity rather than pre-meditated
responses.
• The way by which functionality is addressed is
different, sentiment of experimentation with the
exploration of imaginative ideas.
• Building kinds and technology allowed them to
be experimental.

TWA Terminal, New York by Eero Guggenheim Museum by Frank L. Eero Saarinen designed Yale Gateway Arch, US by
Saarinen Wright University Ice hockey Rink Eero Saarinen
 EXPRESSIONIST BUILDINGS
• TWA Terminal, New

EXAMPLES OF NEO-
York
• Palazzo for Olympics,
Rome
• Gateway Arch, US
(Memorial for fighters of Civil War)

• Sydney Opera House

 Other Buildings to be studied

• Duen’s International Airport

• Corbusier’s Chapel
• Ice-Hockey rink, Yale University
• Guggenheim Museum, New York by Frank L.
Wright
• Olympic Arena – Indoor Stadium, Tokyo
• Palazzo Della for Olympics, Rome