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 Modernism in America Part Two  In Mid-Century modern Architecture there were many commonalities in their appearance and elements. In lots of architecture there were many fat roofs, angular details, and asymmetrical profiles. There were many expansive walls of glass. As well as clean lines and open floorplans. I feel these are elements that have stuck around. It is very common and popular to have open floorplans and glass. Also, in this time period they were the first to use bi-level structures. It also became popular to have the indoor spaces married to the outdoors. This is also a concept that is popular, it is very common to have indoor and outdoor spaces that complement each outer and work together.      This is an element that I am planning on using in my container home. The outdoors is a very important aspect to the location of my Container Home so this is an important aspect that I will be adding to my design. Lots of these Mid-century modern homes had a ...

 Modernism in America      Modernism started in Germany and France and then quickly spread all over the world. Throughout this time period travel journals, books, and exhibitions were what spread Modernism. Once modernism spread Frank Lloyd Wright. One house looked at was the Hollyhock House, throughout this home there were many monumental structured of poured concrete with cast geometric ornaments. It also had elaborate terraces and gardens. Another home by Frank Lloyd Wright was the Millard House in Pasadena, CA. This home was very successful during this time, it has textile blocks.      Rudolph Schindler was born in Austria; he had a collaborative relationship with Wright, but it ended with a conflict. Lots of the time he practiced in California where he designed a beach house for the Lovell family. Methods and materials he used were concrete, redwood, and glass. His style was space architecture this concept was determined to let the architecture pr...

 Rise of the Decorator      Durning this period of eclectic architecture a need came about for a designer. A professional that could find furnishings for the interiors according to a specific style and the building that it would be housed in. In the early 1900s there were Interior Decorators, before this time an architect would most commonly hire craftsmen to complete elements of the interior design.      The job of an Interior Decorator was to fully furnish the interior. Obtaining furniture, art, accessories, floor coverings, and any other aspects of the design to create a cohesive design plan. Elsie de Wolfe was an actress and interior designer; she was educated in New York. Much of her work was on restoring Victorian interiors into light and bright spaces with the use of French furniture. She paved the path for Interior Design to become a separate entity from architecture. One thing I found most interesting about Elsie was that she believed that the...

 Art Deco and Industrial Design       Industrial designs study how humans interact with devices and environments to solve problems in design and the usage and production of the space. They do this in order to generate a memorable and positive experience for the user. Industrial Design has less of a focus on aesthetics and more focus on increased sales. A large Industrial Designer of the time was Gilbert Rohde he was a Future Designer and Industrial Designer. One of his major works was the Industrial Chest.      Art Deco started in the 1920s and was a tension between the Functionalist and Decorators. The Functionalists valued function, simplicity, mass production, and designing for the common person. Decorators valued labor intensive craftsmanship, elite market, and were not concerned with social theory. Art Deco started in France and came into the United States and other European countries at the beginning of World War Two. It had a major influenc...

 Emergence of Modernism The Emergence of Modernism was based in the 1900s and lasted until 1950s and developed greatly over this time period. After World War One it was a designer's chance to redesign the world, there were many technological advancements such as: skyscrapers, automobiles, trains, photography, and movie pictures. These advancements added lots of sources to the design inspiration. In this time, they were also concerned with functionalism and what was used to describe the design style. There were many architects that paved the path for Modernism, they were Frank Lloyd Wright, Walter Gropius, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and Le Corbisier.      Frank Lloyd Wright was the first major modern architect, he designed over 1000 structures and completed 532 works in his time. Wright focused on organic architecture and considered the effects on man and the environment. He was big on unity in planning, materials, structure and site. He wanted his architecture to work...

  Proto Modernism      Protomodernism contains the main points from Modernism, this style rejects the form of historical styles. These decorations didn't mask the meaning but enhanced it. This time period was filled with "Avant-garde" these were people, artists, that were known to push the design limit. Creating experimental or out of the box concepts and designs. Experimenting with forms and ideas for their clients before these ideas were accepted.       The design revolution was also known as the Vienna Secession.  The Vienna succession was a worldwide event that helped advance art history, philosophy, and psychology. This created an interesting culture in design and helped unify the arts. A pronounce influence of the Vienna succession was about house designers. Some main designers of this time we’re Otto Wagner and Adolf Loose, these were designers who withdrew from academics, protesting against historic design, but not embracing Art Nouve...