History of Modern Architecture ARC4010
Andrew Saunders 17115951
Digital Booklet
Contents Bibliography Task1 - What is MOdernism? Task 2 - The Bauhaus Movement Task 3 - Le Corbusier and Unite d’Habitation Task 4 - Avant Garde and Manifesto Task 5 - Health and Body Culture Task 6 -
References
What is Modernism?
Title Bauhaus
The ‘Wassily Chair’ is an iconic piece of furniture designed by Marcel Breuer. It is inspired by the key themes of the Bauhaus movement in that it values the artistic integrity and its form over function and focus on ergonomics. The use of materials are conventional but rather chooses an almost skeletal form, only leaving that key forms of support for the user, embracing the different approach Bauhaus takes. It’s use of leather strips over creating one solid form is much more efficient and focuses better on the essential components needed when used.
The ‘Fagus Factory’ was Walter Gropius’ first project and highlights the aim of the Bauhaus movement. The use of glass instead of solid mass like concrete or brick is a good way of changing what many at the time expected form a factory building. There is extensive use of glass to introduce a lot more light into what would have been a large, dark warehouse, deprived of daylight. Additionally the exterior dimensions almost mislead the viewer; the geometry portrays a continuation of the glass and protrudes out further than the stone walls.
A good piece that meets the ethos of Bauhaus was a creation of De Stijl; which, in itself was a stem from the Bauhaus with a more utopian premise. Piet Mondrian’s ‘Composition with Large Red Plane, Yellow, Black, Grey, and Blue’ highlights a more simplistic, minimalist style rarely ventured. His use of primary colours, so vibrant and restrained by black the geometric squares and rectangles is eye catching and shows his expression with a combination of mathematical precision. It almost gives the impression that the demands of efficient creativity to appeal to the masses does not hinder his ability to be free — ”art rises above all methods”.
Title Le Corbusier, Unite d’Habitation
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This sculpture was to match our manifesto, created as one of our tasks. We chose Brexit as a concerning event because it effects a collective and is one of the most recent (still on going) internal topic of concern. From the title the 3 main points of our manifecto is shown. These were meant to refect how the conflict of the situation, severing connections to some, shouldnt be seen as a step in the wrong direction but to enlighten teh notion that even through we’ve decided to leave we have other partners and we can take control of these opportunities.
The hand symbolizes the collective hand of the people holding this cuboidal shape in their hand. It’s tall, tower-like form is to ressemble Big Ben and the capital Government and is to show a democratic establishment that was originally widely chosen. On the hand there is a missing finger to represent the appendage that was our connection to oneof our main markets, but the clasp onto Big Ben shows that we still have the control to change using our common interests.
As for materials the hand woudl be polised concrete to reflect the industry and solid history, further enforcing this with a steel base. The stone of the cuboid mirrors the stone of the Parliament building and Big Ben, just to further show the relation.