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icarusburns
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Posted: Wed Oct 15th, 2008 08:06 pm |
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I'm reviewing some of my history, and I had to stop and re-think which arcitects make up those who are considered in "modern" architecture. At first I was thinking 20th century only - including Wright, and many of the European architects of the early to mid part of the century, Corbu, Gropius, Van Der Rohe, etc. I lump International style in there as well.
Would Sullivan and Chicago School Architects be considered Modern as well? I read somewhere that Sullivan was the "Father of Modern Architecture", but that phrase doesn't seem to fit with him.
What defines modern architects, if any - time period, etc.?
Also, where do architects like Moore, and Venturi fit into the picture - post modernists? Would they fit the same category as Saarinen, and Louis Kahn?
Any thoughs would be much appreciated.
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Spellcaster
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Posted: Wed Oct 15th, 2008 08:30 pm |
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Yes, Sullivan is often named "Father of Modernism". Certainly any treatise on Modern Architecture would go on at length about his influence.
But you can see the Beaux-Arts, Art Nouveau, and other influences in his work.
Venturi is mostly associated with Post Modernism.
Moore is sometimes identified as a Post Modernist, sometimes more as a humanistic/moralist architect.
Don't go too crazy trying to peg architects in to movements - you're not likely to see any questions on that type of thing, and if you do there will usually be one easy answer among the choices, not too much of a tricky judgement call.
For studying modern architecture I'd highly recommend thumbing through a copy of the Kenneth Frampton modern architecture book, and just looking at photos and captions mostly. That's about all you need to know for any modern architecture questions on these tests.
Note: I have to say that I encountered one history question on one division of the ARE that was truly obscure, and even when I went to the library afterward to research the answer it took quite a bit of research as the building didn't appear in any "survey" type texts at all.
But that type of question is not likely to show up more than once, if at all, and shouldn't be worried over as there's no way to study for it!
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icarusburns
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Posted: Mon Oct 20th, 2008 04:10 am |
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Thank you Spellcaster for the historical insight.
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