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chicago school, arts and crafts, art nouveau

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chicago school: new things

steel, elevators

first skyscrapers

in the us

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how did the introduction of steel frames influence architecture (in the chicago school first)

the strength of the walls no longer determined the height of the buildings → higher buildings → the skyscraper race

<p>the strength of the walls no longer determined the height of the buildings → higher buildings → the skyscraper race</p>
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which cities was the race for the biggest skyscraper between

new york and chicago; ny won

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who said that form follows function, what style was he from

louis sullivan, the chicago school

<p>louis sullivan, the chicago school</p>
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<p>what, when, where</p>

what, when, where

the monadnock building

1893

chicago

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<p>what, by who, where, when</p>

what, by who, where, when

the auditorium building

by louis sullivan

in chicago

1889

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<p>what, by who, whene, wher</p>

what, by who, whene, wher

the prudential building // guaranty building

by louis sullivan

in ny, usa

1896

<p>the prudential building // guaranty building</p><p>by louis sullivan</p><p>in ny, usa</p><p>1896</p>
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arts and crafts movement: who founded it, what did it stand for, what provoked it, and what inspired it, when

william morris

the handmade life

an opposition to the mass-production of the industrial revolution

inspired by ruskin’s the stones of venice, and his view that buildings should not mask the marks of time

1880 - 1910

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<p>what, when, by who, where</p>

what, when, by who, where

the red house

1860

designed by philip webb for william morris

london

the iconic house of the arts and crafts movement

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<p>by who, what, style, when</p>

by who, what, style, when

william morris’ design for the trellis wallpaper

an iconic symbol of the arts and crafts movement

1862

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art nouveau: when, what, centered where

1890 - 1910

short period of great beauty

international decorative art style, inspired by natural forms like sinuous plant curves (the whiplash lines), using new materials like iron and glass to mimic natural forms, reacting against industrialism, eclecticism and forced order styles

paris

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belle epoque

the beautiful period before the start of ww1

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the prominent styles in belle epoque

art nouveau, beaux-art, eclecticism

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what language is art nouveau in

french

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art nouveau in germany

jugendstil

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art nouveau in austria-hungary

secession style

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art nouveau in spain

modernismo // modernisme

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art nouveau in italy

liberty style

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art nouveau in the uk

modern style

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art nouveau characteristics

whiplash lines

floral motifs

asymetrical

inspired by natural lines