Modern Architecture
ones belong to modern architecture? Which ones belong to modern architecture?
Modern architecture
different What’s the difference? Modern architecture Classical architecture
classical architecture materials classical architecture modern architecture brick glass concrete wood stone Steel What other materials do you know ?
classical architecture characteristics modern architecture classical architecture How …feel? Huge; like boxes with flat roofs, sharp corners and glass walls Beautiful; much closer to nature
Careful reading: time architects materials examples characteristics
time When was modernism invented? 1920s After…
Architects Frank Lloyd Wright ---- a Spanish architect ----an American architect
What’s the characteristics of his architecture ? His works What’s the characteristics of his architecture ?
His works Fallingwater House, Pennsylvania Guggenheim Museum, New York Hills/DeCaro House Fallingwater House, Pennsylvania
the new Olympic Stadium the Bird’s Nest the new Olympic Stadium Why…called? How …look like? the Opera House seashell
What do they have in common? ---nature
Listening ----pay attention to the key points Para1: “…have its own ideas of beauty expressed” “…find them designed, planned, built…” Para2: “…went against people’s feeling of beauty” “…wanted their buildings constructed…” Para4: “…impress us because they are huge…” “…glass walls that act as mirrors” Para7: “Despite using traditional materials,…” Para8: “Viewed from the top, it looks…”
Interview Antonio Gaudi Situation ----suppose a famous modern architect (Gaudi or Wright) is here. What do you want to know about modern architecture and him? architect: Gaudi / Wright ---roles reporter Frank Lloyd Wright
Design How many parts make up a school? ----the architecture of a new school How many parts make up a school? What kind of new school do you want to have,modern or classical ? administrative building dining room /canteen Scientific building Teaching buildings dormitory gym library
Design Why… How…look like What…style? What materials… ----the architecture of a new school How…look like What…style? What materials… Why…
Exchange designs with your classmates and exhibit them. 2. Report what you have learned about modern architecture next time.
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