Context
Between 1920-1960. Developed in the 1920s and ’30s and became the dominant tendency in Western architecture (Europe and United States) during the middle decades of the 20th century.
Architects
Pioners
- Loos : domestic
- Perret, Behrens and Gropius: Industrial
- Sant`Elia : Futuristic vision
Second Generation
- Le Corbusier
- Bropius
- Mies Vand der Rohe
- Oud
- Rietwel
General characteristics
- Rectilinear forms
- Rectilinear forms
- Open interior spaces
- Visually weightless quality engendered by the use of cantilever construction
- Glass and steel, in combination with usually less visible reinforced concrete, are the characteristic materials of construction
Principles
- Concept of architecture as volume rather than a mass
- Regularity rather than axial symetry
Relevant works
Bauhaus (1923-6). Gropius
Villa Saboya (1930). Le Corbusier
Barcelona Pavillion(1924). Mies Van der Rohe
General Motors Technical Centre(1955). Saarinen
Angela Yanes. Level 5 architecture student
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