Contemporary Interior Design International Style – after 1940 Growth of internationalism After World war II, air travel made movement anywhere on the globe a matter of hours Speed of communication have increased awareness of design Louis Kahn - First Unitarian Church, New York -1969 Louis Kahn Cesar Pelli Louis Kahn developed a concept of separation between serving spaces and served spaces Expression of materials Light reveals form and nature of materials Light enters from mysterious sources History of Interior Design Sofia Sebastian

Contemporary Interior Design International Style – after 1940 Louis Kahn Cesar Pelli Cesar Pelli maker of gigantic projects Interiors also very large Cesar Pelli - Winter Garden, World Financial Center – New York - 1988 History of Interior Design Sofia Sebastian

Contemporary Interior Design Hi Tech Style – after 1940 Design based on advanced technology More than 50% of the cost of any modern project is generated by the electrical telephone, plumbing and air quality services systems When basic structure and mechanical transport are added, technology is the dominating portion in interior – Hence Hi Tech design Richard Rogers and Renzo Piano – Pompidou Center, Paris Buckminster Fuller – U.S. Expo 67 Pavilion, Montreal Norman Foster – Office complex, England, La Carree d’ Art Gallery, France James Sterling – History Faculty, Cambridge University, England History of Interior Design Sofia Sebastian

Contemporary Interior Design Hi Tech Style – after 1940 Richard Rogers and Renzo Piano Pompidou Centre, Paris – 1977 – Movable wall and ceiling panels structural and mechanical system elements are exposed Buckminster Fuller - US Expo 67 Pavilion, Montreal – geodesic domes Exhibits on platforms reached by pavilions History of Interior Design Sofia Sebastian

Contemporary Interior Design Norman Foster- La Carree d’Art Gallerie, France Glass fronted modern structure is a perfect contrast with the Roman temple Norman Foster- Dumas office, England – 1975 Escalators connect the floors Visible structural framing History of Interior Design Sofia Sebastian

Contemporary Interior Design Post Modernism Any work that post dates modernism buildings Continuing of modernism Simplicity leads to boredom and dullness Complexity in design – great design Less is bore – Robert Venturi Ornament and references to historic precedents Robert Venturi Michael Graves Philip Johnson Robert Venturi’s design of his own house – Surprising asymmetries in symmetry Rooms cut off at diagonals Angled stairway suddenly narrowed History of Interior Design Sofia Sebastian

Contemporary Interior Design Robert Venturi – Chippendale chair – 1984 Back – cut out in a pattern But a modern molded plywood furniture Decorative design of traditional wall papers Mix of modern and traditional History of Interior Design Sofia Sebastian

Contemporary Interior Design Michael Graves – devotion to colour, strong colour, decorative details, illogical or eccentric forms Back – cut out in a pattern But a modern molded plywood furniture Decorative design of traditional wall papers Mix of modern and traditional Built a house where the stairs are too narrow to climb Steps too high – used only by the giants Michael Graves – Sunar furniture showroom, Texas – 1980 Paired columns supporting blocky capitals that support indirect lighting units Strong secondary colour used Display of furniture History of Interior Design Sofia Sebastian

Contemporary Interior Design Michael Graves – Public Service Building, Oregon – 1983 Post Modernism Quite conservative interior The colours, the capital like lighting units Upper wall Ceiling lighting units suggests post modernism History of Interior Design Sofia Sebastian

Contemporary Interior Design Philip Johnson– A.T&T Building, New York – 1983 Post Modernism Arched and Vaulted space Romanesque columns Patterned marble floor Philip Johnson– Lobby, Lipstick Building, New York – 1983 Whimsical and decorative History of Interior Design Sofia Sebastian

Contemporary Interior Design Late Modernism – after 1970 Concepts of early modernism Not imitating the modern pioneers Moving ahead with modernism I.M. Pei Richard Meier I.M.Pei designs Simple blocks but asymmetrical design Balconies as an important element in design I.M.Pei – National Gallery of Art, Washington DC – 1978 Atrium space with exhibition galleries at different levels Plan based on triangular forms Balconies over looking the atrium Neutral colour enlivened by the bright red mobile History of Interior Design Sofia Sebastian

Contemporary Interior Design I.M. Pei – Pyramid, Louvre Museum, Paris - 1989 Great winding stair that leads to the lower level entrance concourse History of Interior Design Sofia Sebastian

Contemporary Interior Design De-constructivism – 1980s and 1990s Frank O Gehry Peter Eisenmann Broken up loosely assembled parts were torn apart and reassemble in chaotic form Intersecting cubes create a complex geometry emphasized by the all white paint History of Interior Design Sofia Sebastian

Contemporary Interior Design History of Interior Design Sofia Sebastian