Week 2 Readings Post

Week 2 Readings Post

Summaries: What is Modern Architecture: This article begins by saying that this question of “what is modern architecture” has been asked many times, and over a wide span of time. It also mentions that Bruno Taut says modern architecture is a harmony between the form...
Week 2 Reading Post

Week 2 Reading Post

Summaries of Reading What is Modern Architecture? Mark Crinson An initiation to modernism is given a rough start as Corbusier gathers avant garde and reformer personalities to sign and publish a protest to award the commission for the Palace of the League of Nations...
Modern Architecture: Definition and Criticism

Modern Architecture: Definition and Criticism

Author: Alex S.  Summary of What Is Modern Architecture? Mark Crinson Defining modern architecture is a difficult and potentially divisive task that has evolved over time. Early 20th century writings helped solidify generalizations about modern architecture, but must...
What is Modern Architecture?

What is Modern Architecture?

Summaries What is modern Architecture, Crinson Modern architecture was defined by its universality, objectivity, and functionality with the saying “form over function” as one of its main tenants. There was also a general rejection of the classical method as absolute...
The Colonnade, Paul Rudolph, 1986

The Colonnade, Paul Rudolph, 1986

What is Modern Architecture? By Mark Crinson In 1928, Swiss architect Le Corbusier posed this question Asked many times before The question is different now because style not based on cultural identity, but based on forces due to modernity itself Bruno Taut in 1929...