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Modern Architecture: Form & Function Breaking from the past (away from arches, columns, etc.) New architecture required new materials: steel and metal-

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1 Modern Architecture: Form & Function Breaking from the past (away from arches, columns, etc.) New architecture required new materials: steel and metal- frame construction. Vertical and horizontal beams riveted together – traditional arches and post-and-lintel elements no longer needed. Steel, concrete and glass constructions: main concern is function.

2 Frank Lloyd Wright. Kaufmann House. (1936) Bear Run, Pennsylvania. Le Corbusier. Notre Dame du Haut. (1950-55) Ronchamp, France. IM. Pei. Pyramide (Addition to the Louvre). (1988) Paris. Frank Gehry. The Dancing Building. Prague, Czech Antonio Gaudi. Sagrada Famiglia. (1882- present) Barcelona, Spain

3 Frank Lloyd Wright Frank Lloyd Wright. Kaufmann House. (1936) Bear Run, Pennsylvania. AkA “Fallingwater”

4 Frank Lloyd Wright. Kaufmann House. (1936) Bear Run, Pennsylvania.

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7 Video Tour: http://www.wright-house.com/frank-lloyd-wright/fallingwater.html http://www.wright-house.com/frank-lloyd-wright/fallingwater.html

8 Frank Lloyd Wright

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10 Le Corbusier. Notre Dame du Haut. (1950-55) Ronchamp, France.

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14 I.M. Pei. Pyramide (Addition to the Louvre). (1988) Paris, France.

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26 Antoni Gaudi Antonio Gaudi. Sagrada Famiglia. (1882- present) Barcelona, Spain

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