Contemporary and Hi-Tech Design

The post-modern style started in 1950 and is still developing. This type of design replaced the International Style. Jet travel and increased communication made design easier to share between countries and helped design become an international profession.
Louis I. Kahn was an American architect. His works did not represent any other styles seen in the past. The external forms he produced were unlike any modern work previously built. He expressed deep concern with use of materials and how light reveals forms. Some of his works include the Yale University Art Gallery and Richards Medical Research Laboratories.
Ceasar Pelli was an Argentina/ American architect. He designed some of the world's tallest buildings and worked for Eero Saarienen. Some of his works include the US Embassy, Museum of Modern Art, World Financial Center at Ballery Park City, Winter Garden, NNT Building, and the Twin Towers of Pelli Petronas Center.
The University of Illinois Business Instructional Facility was the first business facility at a public university to earn platinum LEED certification.
New technology was on of the prime basis of modern design. Materials commonly used are steel, concrete, and glass.
Richard Buckminister Fuller was an American engineer, designer, inventor, and philosopher. A lot of his work was only prototypes that he could not finish. He liked the geometric concept. He was able to  make hemispherical dome structure from triangular units.  Some of his works include the US Exhibition Expo 67, The World's Fair at Montreal.
Charles Eames built his own house from standard industrial produced parts. He proved technologically based design could produce beautiful interior spaces.
Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers designed the Centre Pompidou, Multipurpose Cultural Center and many Hi- Tech projects.
Norman Foster partnered with Richard Rogers for 2 years. He also designed with Willis Faber and Dumas. His works included Dumas Offices, Carre d'Art, Contempoary Art Gallery, he renovated the Great Court of British Museum, The Gherkin.
Robert Venturi wrote Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture. He believed that simplicity and logic made for boring design and limits design.  His motto was "Less is a bore". He embraced decorative ornament and historical design concepts. His works included the Vanna Venturi House and the Chippendale chair.
The New York Five consisted of a group of 5 New York architects. They were Peter Eisenman, Michael Graves, Charles Gwathmoy, John Hejduk, and Richard Meier.
Contemporary design rejects Modernism and reflects designs of early modern concepts.
I.M Pei's works included National Gallery of Art and Pyramid Louvre Museum.
Richard Meier was an architect and abstract artist. His works included the Getty Center and High Museum of Art in Atlanta Georgia.
Rem Koolhaas's designs included bridges post-modern, hi-tech and deconstruction concepts. He used red a lot. He was a Dutch architect. His work's included CCTV Building (also known as Into the Void),  Parc de Villette, Bridge la Roche and Prada interiors.
Deconstructionism is made up of broken up, loosely assembled parts.
Peter Eisenman also liked the deconstructive concepts. His works included the Miller house and Aronoff center for design and art.
Frank Gehry was well known for deconstruction and one of the most important architects of our age. His works included Gehry house, Vitra Museum, Schnabel Residence, Dancing House, and Guggenheim Museum.
Neofuturistic architecture is when architecture is meant for cities to release emotions, driven by eco sustainability, ethical values and implement new materials and new technology to provide better life for city dwellers. 
Santiago Calatanava was a neofuturistic designer that produced bridges and railway stations. His works included the Oriente Station and Milwaukee Museum of Art.

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I read Allison's blog. I liked how she used pictures however I did not think she provided a lot of information, it may not have been completely finished when I viewed it.

I also read Samantha's blog. I really liked all the information she had in it. I also like how she gave her experience of the Getty Center. I liked her video as well.

 

American Modernism and Rise of the Decorator.

Eero Saarinen was an architect in the 20^th century. His styles varied according to the project he was doing. His architecture has characteristics of simple, sweeping, arching structural curves. He is well known for creating the Tulip chair. Knoll was the company that commissioned the Tulip chair. Eero Saarinen also designed the womb chair, a dining chair in 1957 and an executive chair. Charles and Ray Eames worked with Eero Saarinen to create la chaise. Charles and Ray Eames also created the aluminum group, lounge chair in 1956, the compact sofa, molded plywood chairs and tables, molded plastic and plastic rockers, an executive chair, walnut stools, wire chairs and tables, the elliptical table, conference tables, screens and coat hangers.

George Nelson was also one of the founders of American Modernism. He was the director of design for the Herman Miller furniture company and created many iconic pieces. George Nelson created the coconut chair and end table, marshmallow sofa, platform bench, swag leg group and clocks.

The rise of interior design happened in Paris during the Art Deco period. Functionalists were grounded in the theory of ensemblier. Ensemblier is someone who creates an ensemble, chooses objects, combines objects and in doing so makes aesthetic choices. Elsie de Wolfe was a founder of the interior design profession. She was an actress that pursued interior design. She restored Victorian interiors into light and bright spaces using French furniture. She was completely opposed to the Victorian style. She designed the house of good taste. Her motto was “I'm going to make everything around me beautiful- that will be my life.

Dorothy Draper used traditional furniture in non-traditional ways. Her style was fun and appealing. She also helped interior design become a profession. Dorothy Draper was known for dramatic use of black and white on walls, flooring, and upholstered pieces. She used clear vivid colors and her style was Modern Baroque. Dorothy Draper designed the Green brier hotel.

The last founder of the interior design profession was Billy Baldwin. He designed for the middle class as well as for many famous clients. He worked with a restricted color scheme. His style was very clean cut, hard edged, and pared down. His motto was “Nothing is interesting unless it is personal”.

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This week I reviewed Paige's blog. I really liked how she gave her opinion about her favorite aspects of the topics. She did not just describe and give facts, she also gave her own opinion.