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Week 14 Post-Modernism

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 In our final week of class we learned about post-modernism that began in the 1980's. Memphis Movement The Memphis Movement was a movement that started in 1980 in Milan. The movement was a group of designers who wanted to abolish modernism and its strict design mandates. The designers part of this group were Ettore Sottsass(Founder), Michele de Lucchi, Michael Graves, and George Sowden. The movement was inspired by Art Deco and Pop Art. Memphis Movement Group Memphis Movement Designs Robert Venturi (1925-2016) Robert Venturi, a Princeton University-educated architect, was important in influencing Postmodernism through his famous books. In Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture (1966), he criticized Modernism's simplicity and logic, claiming that they limited architectural options. Instead, Venturi embraced historical precedents, ornamentation, and the belief that great architecture comes from complexity and contradiction, famously saying, "Less is a bore." In...
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Week 13 Modernism in America pt. 2

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 In week 13, we continued to learn about Modernism in America. Mid-Century Modernism Mid-Century modernism was from 1950-1960.  Mid-century modern architecture is characterized by flat roofs , angular details , and asymmetrical profiles . It features expansive glass walls , clean lines , and open floor plans , often incorporating bi-level structures . The style is distinguished by an easy transition between indoor and outdoor areas. This architectural approach became especially popular on the West Coast of the United States. Mid-century modern color schemes featured a mix of warm, earthy tones,  like olive green, burnt umber, pumpkin, and mustard yellow  to create nature-inspired interiors. These were often paired with trendy accent colors such as pink, gray, turquoise, black, and  yellow for a bold, modern look. Innovative materials such as plastics, resin, metal composites, laminates, and fiberglass were used in mid-century modern furniture, enabli...
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Week 12- Modernism in America Part 1

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 In Week 12 of class, we talked about key people for modernism in America and how modernism came to America. The modernism movement occurred after World War II and started in Germany and France. Shortly after modernism started expanding across the world. Things such as journals, travel, books, and exhibitions were key to spreading modernism around the world.  Another key factor on why modernism spread pretty fast and left the European countries, was because of the World Wars. Due to these wars the founders of the movement came to America or Britain. Also the closing of the Bauhaus caused many to head over to America. Some famous modernists that impacted modernism in America include Frank Lloyd Wright, Rudolph Schindler, Richard Neutra, William Lescaze, Philip Goodwin, Edward Stone, Water Gropius, Marcel Breuer, Mies van der Rohe, Philip Johnson, SOM, and Euro Saarinen. Frank Lloyd Wright 1920s-1930s Wright's work was excluded from The International Style exhibition because i...
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