Modern Architecture Flashcards

Flashcards about Modernism in Architecture

De Stijl

Abstraction, geometric order, primary colors - e.g. Rietveld’s Schröder House

Constructivism

Industrial materials, tectonics, structural expression — Tatlin’s Tower, Melnikov’s work

Expressionism

Sculptural forms, emotional intensity — Bruno Taut’s Glass Pavilion, Einstein Tower

Cubism

Fragmented forms and multi-perspective — influenced Le Corbusier’s early compositions

Futurism

Speed, dynamism, machine aesthetic — Antonio Sant’Elia’s visionary cities

Purism

Order and classical harmony in modern forms — Le Corbusier’s early villas

Bauhaus

Fusion of art, craft, and architecture — functionalism with artistic integrity

Art Nouveau

Organic lines, decorative detail — Gaudí, Horta, Mackintosh

Art Deco

Stylized geometry, ornamentation, luxury — Chrysler Building, Miami Beach hotels

Surrealism

Dreamlike forms, spatial dislocation — Salvador Dalí + architecture, Superstudio later

Minimalism

Reduction of form, material honesty — Tadao Ando, Mies van der Rohe

Ornament

Modernism rejected this in favor of structural expression, seeking to create a new architectural language suited to the machine age.

Cultural Erasure

Kenneth Frampton critiques Modernism's tendency toward __ and calls for a critical regionalism that honors local conditions.

Architecture as Consumerism

A term for architecture was reduced to a tool of consumerism, often functioning as little more than developer-driven packaging.

Tectonic Integrity

Kenneth Frampton underscores the enduring importance of __ in architecture as a means of resisting the dominance of surface-driven design.

Alvar Aalto

An architect that embodies a humanistic evolution of the modernist project.

Luis Barragán

An architect that embodies a humanistic evolution of the modernist project.

Tadao Ando

An architect that embodies a humanistic evolution of the modernist project.

Cultural Resistance

According to Kenneth Frampton, architecture must act as a form of __ preserving memory, meaning, and material integrity.