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Undergraduate 3
09/08/2014

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Term
Red House
Definition
Bexleyheath, Kent
Phillip Webb
1859-60
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Plan of Broadleys
Definition
Lake Windemere, Cumbria
CFA Voysey
1898
Term
Glasgow School of Art
Definition
Glasgow, Scotland
Charles Rennie Mackintosh
1897-1909
Term
Tassel House
Definition
Brussels, Belgium
Victor Horta
1892-93
Term
Maison du Peuple
Definition
Brussels, Belgium
Victor Horta
1899
Term
Metro Entrance
Definition
Paris
Hector Guimard
1899-1904
Term
Church of Sagrada Familia
Definition
Barcelona
Antonio Gaudi
1882
Term
Casa Mila
Definition
Barcelona
Antonio Gaudi
1905-1907
Term
Projects for the Bank of England
Definition
London
John Soane
1788-1837
Term
Altemuseum
Definition
Berlin, Germany
Karl Friedrich Schinkel
1823-28
Term
Houses of Parliament
Definition
London
Charles Barry & AWN Pugin
1836-68
Term
1st Metal Bridge
Definition
Coalbrookdale, Great Britain
Thomas Pritchard & Abraham Darby III
1779
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Bibliotheque Ste. Genevieve
Definition
Paris
Henri Labrouste
1842-50
Term
Crystal Palace
Definition
London
Joseph Paxton
1851
Term
The Eiffel Tower
Definition
Paris
Gustave Eiffel
1889
Term
La Citta Nuova
Definition
Antonio Sant Elia
1913
Term
Fiat Factory
Definition
Turin
Giacomo Matte Trucco
1914-26
Term
Colonia Marina Rosa Maltoni Mussolini
Definition
Calambrone
Angliolo Mazzoni
1925-35
Term
Monument to the Third Int'l
Definition
Vladimir Tatlin
1919
Term
Pravda Newspaper Building
Definition
Viktor & Alexandr Vesnin
1924
Term
Soviet Pavilion, Expo des Arts Decoratifs
Definition
Paris
Konstantin Melnikov
1925
Term
Rusakov Worker's Club
Definition
Moscow
Konstantin Melnikov
1927-28
Term
Melnikov House
Definition
Moscow
Konstantin Melnikov
1927
Term
Secession Building
Definition
Vienna
Josef Maria Olbrich
1898-99
Term
Palais Stoclet
Definition
Brussels, Belgium
Josef Franz Maria Hoffman
1905-11
Term
Postal Savings Bank
Definition
Vienna
Otto Wagner
1904-12
Term
Steiner House
Definition
Vienna
Adolf Loos
1910
Term
Schroeder House
Definition
Utrecht, Netherlands
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld
1924
Term
AEG Turbine Factory
Definition
Berlin
Peter Behrens
1908-09
Term
Fagus Shoe Works
Definition
Alfeld, Germany
Walter Gropius & Adolf Meyer
1911-12
Term
Glass Pavilion
Definition
Cologne, Germany
Bruno Taut
1914
Term
The Bauhaus
Definition
Dessau, Germany
Walter Gropius
1926
Term
Barcelona Pavilion
Definition
Barcelona
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
1929 (86)
Term
Weissenhof Sielung
Definition
Stuttgardt, Germany
Le Corbusier, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, + more
1927
Term
Crystal Palace
London
Joseph Paxton
1851
Definition
1)uses prefab parts
2)materials: iron & glass
3)designed for the world exposition
4)lots of natural light for nations to show off their work
5)creates a giant greenhouse
6)uses wood, glass, cast iron
7)prefab made it very efficient to build
8)Charles Dickens describes how much materials were created and how fast it was built
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Tassel House
Brussels, Belgium
Victor Horta
1892-93
Definition
1)interior uses organic plant motif in ornamentation
2)layout doesn't reflect organic motif
3)architect was the leading architect in art noveau
4)architect used design to move away from historical precedents
5)curves highlight fluidity
6) appears to grow out of nature
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Bibliotheque Ste. Genevieve
Paris
Henri Labrouste
1842-50
Definition
1)iron
2)loadbearing stone
3)people weren't comfortable with iron trusses, so stone brackets were added
4)1st floor with small windows, acts as the base of the building
5)neoclassical
6)helped make neoclassicism the style of France
7)inside appears as if it uses modern technology
8)became a popular precedent for factories
9)glass
10)Masonry presents base, with light appearing shell
11)authors names enscribed on the building
Term
Postal Savings Bank
Vienna
Otto Wagner
1904-12
Definition
1)traditional meets industrial architecture
2)art noveau + Wagner's own syle
3)ext resembles traditional architecture (repeating bays/pedestal)
4)interior resembles the crystal palace or bibiotheque, train shed
5)interior uses little ornamentation
6)vents show Wagner's personal touch
7)beauty comes from the necessary parts (i.e. vents)
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Church de la Sagrada Familia
Barcelona
Antonio Gaudi
1882
Definition
1)still being built to this day
2)resembles Gothic cathedral that's melting
3)4 towers, instead of 2
4)pointy, not round
5)3 entries
6)building as sculpture with honeycomb appearance
7)made of stone
8)architect studied parabolic arches to create this design
9)architect looking for architecture specific for Spanish
10)wanted to design in his own form of Art Noveau
11)Will be finished in 10 years
12) Islamic Architecture +Gothic Architecture
Term
Monument to the 3rd Int'l
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Vladimir Tatlin
1919
Definition
1) celebrates 3rd anniversary of Russian revolution
2)steel structure
3)3 rooms suspended inside
4)Cube revolves 1/year
5)pyramid revolves 1/month
6)cylinder 1/day
7)Nature inspired
8)DNA
9)Designed at a time when people were becoming disinterested in Earth's pettiness
10)couldn't be built at the time it was drawn
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AEG Turbine Factory
Berlin
Peter Behrens
1908-09
Definition
1)façade resembles screw
2)compared to parthenon
3)simplicity of greek temple
4)brought grandeur to factories
5)designed similarly to an exposition space
6)architect was also a designer for household objects
7)architect embraced industry
8)architect believed that its a designers' job to make sure everyone can afford good design
9)symmetrical
10)glass facade
11)heavy masonry
12)high roof
Term
Fagus Shoe Works
Alfeld, Germany
Walter Gropius & Adolf Meyer
1911-12
Definition
1)focused on best design for factory
2)natural light: exposed glass
3)minimum enclosure
4)not symmetrical
5)closed front
6)flat roof
7)seemed to oppose AEG Turbine Factory
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The Bauhaus
Dessau, Germany
Walter Gropius
1926
Definition
1)glass protrudes from it
2)futuristic
3)form follows function?
4)revolution mvmt: height of progress
5)Arts & Crafts mvmt
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Soviet Pavilion, Exposition Des Artes Decoratifs
Paris
Konstantin Melnikov
1925
Definition
1)express soviet ideology & power
2)diagonal stair
3)dynamic in abstract art
4)stair divides building into 2 parts
5)irregular shaped interiors
6)its structure celebrates industrialism
7)hammer
8)sickle
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The Red House
Bexleyheath, Kent
Philip Webb
1859-60
Definition
1)red brick
2)steep roof
3)medieval
4)irregular plan
5)2 unequal wings
6)windows vary in size
7)uses a lot of wood (local, medieval, vernacular)
8)Arts & Crafts
9)architect believed that industrialism was the source of evil
10)irony: only wealthy could afford house like this
11)furniture was designed to match the architecture
Term
Palais Stoclet
Brussels, Belgium
Josef Franz Maria Hoffman
1905-11
Definition
1)form uses picturesque massing
2)the masses are arranged organically
3)arch designed his own furniture to unite with architecture
4)his design focused on the contrast between geometry and nature
5)luxious materials inside
6)velvet chairs, gold leaf, marble
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Casa Mila
Barcelona
Antonio Gaudi
1905-07
Definition
1)Not orthogonal
2)very curvy
3)whole form of building is natural
4)cave-like
5)2 lightwells
6)roof acts like a playground, adventurous
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Steiner House
Vienna
Adolf Loos
1910
Definition
1)architect hated ornament
2)form: bold geometrical massing
3)form driven by function
4)no cornice, so building ends @ top
5)symmetrical
6)architect created this using pedestrian scale
7)domestic façade
8)back resembles office building
9)architect uses psychological design for interiors
10)his use of psychological design replaces his lack of ornamentation
11)uses the Raum Plan Theory: interlocking volumes of space by varying ceiling heights
12)homey interior
Term
House of Parliament
London
Charles Barry & A.W.N. Pugin
1836-68
Definition
1)architects opposed each other
2)Barry preferred classicist
3)Pugin preffered gothic
4)houses burned down in the Great Fire
5)there was a contest to rebuild parliament housing
6)classicist: reg. spaced bays, proportion, symmetry
7)gothic: details in towers
8)Gothic became the style of England
9)Pugin searched for truth in arch
10)a lot of money was put in by patrons
11)includes Big Ben
12) goth: darkness
Term
Villa Savoye
France
Le Corbusier
1929-31
Definition
1)open space
2)2 formal elements
3)simple white box with ribbon windows
4)fragmented circular forms
5)ramps: leisure & celebrate movement
6)spiral stairs: intense & celebrate movement
7)doesn't mix structure and enclosure
8)roof terrace: ocean liner
9)uses architect's 5 Points of architecture
10)1. Pilotis
11)2.Free design of ground plan
3. Free façade
4. horizontal window
5. roof gardens
Term
Glasgow School of Art
Glasgow, Scotland
Charles Rennie Mackintosh
1807-1909
Definition
1)influenced by William Morris wallpaper
2)organic motifs
3)organic balanced with geometric
4)open, north facing facade
5)want natural lighting for art (lots of glass)
6)tudor windows (rectangle frames)
7)Art Noveau
8)no classical/gothic columns
9)gate has a unique flower
10)unique brackets for window cleaning
11)unique lighting fixtures
(designed details esp. for this art school)
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La Citta Nuova
Antonio Sant’Elia
1913
Definition
1)never built
2)appear to be at an overwhelming scale
3)industrial
4)speed
5)movement
6)no ornament
7)no nature
8)infrastructure (similar to Hoover Dam)
9)Futurist
10)Not much futurist arch was built
11)Gives architects the right to reject past & nature
Term
Pravda Newspaper Building
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Viktor & Alexandr Vesin
1924
Definition
1)abstract art
2)planar quality
3)incorporates moving parts
4)clock
5)search light
6)Light represents how the media is on the search for truth
7)represents movement, communication, & search for truth
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