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... This house in many ways defined the course that modern architecture was to take in the 20th Century. An early and classic exemplar of the "International Style", in which the mass of the building hovers above a grass plane on thin concrete pilotti, with strip windows, and a flat roof with a deck area ...
... This house in many ways defined the course that modern architecture was to take in the 20th Century. An early and classic exemplar of the "International Style", in which the mass of the building hovers above a grass plane on thin concrete pilotti, with strip windows, and a flat roof with a deck area ...
The Development of Architecture in the 20th Century
... The development of the steel frame, which became a crucial aspect of Modern architecture, had its roots in the iron frames that began to make their appearance in the tall office buildings of Chicago in the 1880s. Until that time, almost all buildings of any size—including all masonry buildings—had d ...
... The development of the steel frame, which became a crucial aspect of Modern architecture, had its roots in the iron frames that began to make their appearance in the tall office buildings of Chicago in the 1880s. Until that time, almost all buildings of any size—including all masonry buildings—had d ...
residential and commercial architectural periods and styles in san
... San Francisco has a unique and varied architectural history, with many architectural styles and building forms represented. While this Preservation Bulletin discusses the foremost architectural periods, styles and building forms found in the City, it is not intended to be a comprehensive listing of ...
... San Francisco has a unique and varied architectural history, with many architectural styles and building forms represented. While this Preservation Bulletin discusses the foremost architectural periods, styles and building forms found in the City, it is not intended to be a comprehensive listing of ...
HISTORY OF MODERN ARCHITECTURE
... Hi-tech Brutalism was displayed by James Stirling in the Engineering School of the University of Leicester, 1959-63. Form is symbolic of function in both buildings-design school and factory aesthetics. Wright and Corbusier, through their Guggenheim museum, church at Ronchamp, assembly building and h ...
... Hi-tech Brutalism was displayed by James Stirling in the Engineering School of the University of Leicester, 1959-63. Form is symbolic of function in both buildings-design school and factory aesthetics. Wright and Corbusier, through their Guggenheim museum, church at Ronchamp, assembly building and h ...
A WALKING TOUR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH PRESIDENTS
... and forma l structure, it contrasted with ~he first four buildings with its use of unadorned wall surfaces, flat roof line, square window bays, and a temple-front portico complete with ionic columns and pilasters. The style and color of the Park Building were used as models for the next two building ...
... and forma l structure, it contrasted with ~he first four buildings with its use of unadorned wall surfaces, flat roof line, square window bays, and a temple-front portico complete with ionic columns and pilasters. The style and color of the Park Building were used as models for the next two building ...
Architecture of Germany
The architecture of Germany has a long, rich and diverse history. Every major European style from Roman to Post Modern is demonstrated, including renowned examples of Carolingian, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical and Modern architecture.Centuries of fragmentation of Germany into principalities and kingdoms caused a great regional diversity and favoured vernacular architecture. This made for a heterogeneous and diverse architectural style, with architecture differing from town to town. While this diversity may still be witnessed in small towns, the devastation of architectural heritage in the larger cities during World War II resulted in extensive rebuilding characterized by simple modernist architecture.