Module 5.1: The Search for New Forms

Apotropaic

An object is believed to have the power to turn away evil

Beaux-Arts classicism

A grand and highly ornamented architectural style rooted in the teachings of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris; includes monumental facades, axial planning, use of the classical orders, domes, and rich sculptural reliefs

Art Nouveau/Jugendstil

decorative and organic style characterized by curving lines, floral and vegetal motifs, sought to break from historical styles and create fluid, unified designs; inspired by nature, Japanese art, and new materials

What is an example of Art Nouveau?

Hôtel Van Eetvelde, Victor Horta, Brussels, Belgium, 1895

Vienna Succession

avant-grade architectural and artistic movement that rejected historicism in favor of geometric abstraction and total design unity; emphasized rectilinear forms, stylized ornamentation, and symbolic motifs

hôtel

large French townhouse

What is an example of hôtel?

Hôtel Solvay, Victor Horta, Brussels, Belgium, 1895

enfilade

French system of aligning internal doors in sequence so that a vista is obtained through a series of rooms when all the doors are open

gesamkunstwerk

German for “total work of art”; design philosophy where architecture, art, furniture, and decorative elements are harmoniously integrated into a unified whole

Royal Greenhouses

Brussels, Belgium, 1874-1893

Who designed the Royal Greenhouses?

Alphonse Balat

Pavilion of Human Passions

Brussels, Belgium, 1889

Who designed the Pavilion of Human Passions?

Victor Horta

Hôtel Solvay

Brussels, Belgium 1895

Who designed the Hôtel Solvay?

Victor Horta

Hôtel Tassel

Brussels, Belgium, 1892-93

Who designed the Hôtel Tassel?

Victor Horta

23-25 Rue Americaine

Brussels, Belgium,1898

Who designed the 23-25 Rue Americaine?

Victor Horta

Hôtel Van Eetvelde

Brussels, Belgium, 1895

Who deeisnged the Hôtel Van Eetvelde?

Victor Horta

Havana Cigar Shop

Berlin, Germany, 1899

Who designed the Havana Cigar Shop?

Henry Van de Velde

Vienna Secession Building

Vienna, Austria, 1897

Who designed the Vienna Secession Building?

Josef Marial Olbrich

Glasgow School of Art

Scotland,1897-1909

Who designed the Glasgow School of Art?

Charles Rennie Mackintosh

House for an Art Lover

Scotland,1902-1904

Who designed the House for an Art Lover?

Charles Rennie Mackintosh

Palais Stoclet

Brussels, Belgium, 1905-11

Who designed the Palais Stoclet?

Josef Hoffmann

Casa Mila

Barcelona, Spain, 1900-1914

Who designed the Casa Mila?

Antoni Gaudi

Eugene Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc

1814-1879

Victor Horta

1861-1947

Louis Sullivan

1856-1924

Horatio Greenough

1805-1852

Josef Hoffmann

1870-1956

Josef Maria Olbrich

1867-1908

Gustav Klimt

1862-1918

Charles Rennie Mackintosh

1868-1928

Antoni Gaudi

1852-1926