1. Housing Styles

2. Modern
Housing designs developed in the United States from the early 1900s into the 1980s
Include Prairie Style, Arts and Crafts, Bungalow, Spanish Revival, Tudor, and International Style.

3. Prairie Style
Frank Lloyd Wright was considered the greatest figure in modern American architecture- he was the first to design this style
Have strong horizontal lines, low-pitched roofs, and overhanging eaves.
Constructed of wood, stone, plaster and materials found in nature
Earth tone colors were used to emphasize the link between the man-built structure and natural setting
Created the open floor plan

4. Arts and Crafts (Craftsman) Style
Celebrated use of natural materials worked by hand
Simple nature inspired colors and patterns often used for interior fabrics and wall coverings
Include a low-pitched roof, wide eaves with triangular brackets, exposed roof rafters, and wood, stone, or stucco siding
Feature stone porch supports with thick, square or round columns and exterior chimneys made of stone
Floor plans are open, with few hallways. Many windows and beamed ceilings
Bungalow- one- and-a-half stories with a low-pitched, horizontal shape, and a covered porch. Shingled roof extends beyond the walls. High placed windows to allow furniture to be placed underneath.

5. Tudor Influenced by medieval shapes and decoration
Built with actual heavy timber that is left exposed in the stucco or they are built using more contemporary materials with a false facade of thin timber and stucco
Height is emphasized inside and outside, ceilings are highly pitched
Accents include patterned brick and stone designs, leaded glass bands of windows, and exposed trusses

6. Spanish Revival
Features include enclosed patios, wrought -iron exterior decor, stucco outside, and arched windows and doors

7. Modern

8. International style
Blend of the 4 leading architects of the twentieth century.
Frank Lloyd Wright
Walter Gropius- German architect
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe- German architect
Le Corbusier- French architect
Geometric shapes and large expansive windows
Emerging technology included inside the buildings, rooftop gardens
Built and reinforced with white concrete

9. Postmodern
View about architectural style of housing that began in 1970s
Deviates from strict rules of architecture by using building techniques, angles, and styles differently
Less is more
All unique, diversity of design includes styles from traditional, contemporary, and newly invented forms
Robert Venturi, Cesar Pelli and Frank Gehry

10. Postmodern

11. Contemporary Current and houses of today
Ranch style, split level, solar houses, and earth sheltered houses
Combine features from several traditional architectural styles
Include a wide variation in ceiling heights, very tall windows with large glass panes, open floor plans and unusual use of shapes and spaces

12. Contemporary

13. Questions
Pg 122 #3,5,7,8
Pg 126 left column #2,3,6
Pg 126 right column #1
Pg 129 #1,4,5