Modernism

Modernism was the most successful use of eclectic historicist. It was based on concepts of Paris ecole des beaux-arts. People involved in this movement (in America), include Irving Gill, Frank Lloyd Wright, Rodolph Schindler, Richard Neurta, William Lescasze, Philip Goodwin, Walter Groupis, Marcel Bruer, Mies Van De Rohe, Phillip Johnson, Skidmore Owings and Merril, and Eero Saarinen.

Irving Gill was a California architect. He was an advocate of the California mission style. His style was simple, non ornamented, and white walls. He is known for designing the dodge house.

Another person involved in this movement is Frank Lloyd Wright. His style was not included in the exhibition international style. He was responsible for the hollyock house. This house was a monumental structure of poured concrete. The house also had Japanese inspired elements. Frank Lloyd Wright also designed la miniatura. This house was made out of textile blocks and had a block tile interior. Frank Lloyd Wrigh started Taliesin Fellowship. In this school, he had a group of followers that worked with him. They were his apprentices. The school still exists and is in Wisconsin. Architectural Forum acknowledged Wright's modernism approach. Frank Lloyd Wright also designed falling water in Pennsylvania. He also designed the S.C Johnson company building. This building is known for its open office plan.

Rodolph Schindler collaborated with Wright but they had a bad falling out at the end. Rodolph Schindler owned a practice in California. He designed the Schindler house which was designed to have two families living in the building, and a workspace. Schindler lived in this house with Richard Neutra and his family.

Richard Neutra designed the Lovell House and the Kaufmann house. Neutra and Schindler were both from Austria and studied under Frank Lloyd Wright.

William Lescaze was one of the first skyscraper architects. He desined the Philadelphia savings fund society.

Phillip Goodwin and Edward Stone designed the New York museum of modern art.

Walter Groupis designed the Harvard graduate center.

Marcel Bruer owned his own firm

Mies Van de Rohe designed the metallurgical research building. He also designed the Lakeshore drive apartments in Chicago.

Phillip Johnson is known for the glass hosue and studied under Water Groupis.

Skidmore, Ownings and Merril are known for glass box skyscrapers. They also did the terrace plaza hotel. They designed the Lever house which was the first modern tall building in New York.

Eero Sarrinen designed the Kleinhans music hall. He also did the crow island school. He started the cranbrook academy. They designed the Benjamin high school. He is known for the tulip chair. The design traits he is known for are simple, sweeping, arching curves and machine like rationalism.

This is an interior showing modernism in a current application. Notice the simple furniture and the white, lightly ornamented walls.

This room is a current application of modernism. The simple design and white walls which are not ornamented are part of this style.

This table has a simple design that is very clean and simple.

This chair reminds me a lot of the tulip chair. It only has one leg and is very curvy.