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worked under Frank LLoyd Wright
became a hardcore modernist, building houses that looked like Gropius or Corbusier. |
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free flowing spaces, simple industral form, asymetrical geometry, flat roots.
Richard was building things like this at a time that was unherd of in the US.
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| Museum of Modern Art in NYC |
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had translucent glas- lets light through but you could not see through it.
the institution really promoted constructivism. |
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arrested under Man Act of 1910 that punishes 'sex trafficking' across state lines.
his turnaround happened because of a house in 1936 which was the falling water house. |
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country house in Bear Run Pa by FLW. this hosue reclaims his career and defines him
big fireplace is central element. orniment.
free flowing, organic architechture- big, the house nesteled into its surroundings.
Falling water made him much more famous |
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| a book that comes out,very popular and most people assocaited it with the story of Frank LLoyd Wright, written by Ayn Rand. |
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| all same characteristics of FLW houses except much smaller. Jacobs House was the first origianl usonian home. the problem with usonian homes were that most have been expanded upon by wealthy people. |
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FLW plan for da future.
Frank hated cities and hated Corbusier idea of high rise apartments.
his idea is total dispertion of everyone, they all live far away from each other |
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1. facism leads a lot of modern architects to flee Germany to the US.
2. Us begins its run of global dominence economically and militarily. |
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| 4 main ppl who came to US from Bauhause |
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1. walter gropuis
2. marcell breuer
3. laswel
4. Mies Van der rohe
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white concrete, flat roof, horizontal windows, all modern.
Gropius used local brick on this house. |
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Less is more
fought against fire codes
simplifying geometric form
God is in the details. |
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Mies.
open totally flowing glass and steel space. outside and inside flow together.
plate glass- has no flaws in it. |
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| cover up where floors are, seperate floors |
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3 building assemblage.
low-rise- post office
high rise
mid rise
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hyper attention to detail.
windows are tinted bronze
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| SOM (Skidmore, Owings, and Merril) |
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Chicago architecture is dominated by them.
Willis Tower, John Hancock.
INland steel building- super striking bc they used stainless steel.
Willis Tower- 9 diff levels. |
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