Frank Lloyd Wright's Architectural Works

Hollyhock House and Early Works of Frank Lloyd Wright

• Hollyhock House in Los Angeles, built from 1916-21
• Other notable works include the Larkin Building in Buffalo (1902-1906) and Unity Temple in Oak Park, Chicago (1905-1908)

Unity Temple

• Designed for the Unity Church, it has no traditional religious decorations or saints
• The building's design focuses on natural and artificial light, with an emphasis on open spaces and defined lines

Kaufmann House

• Built in Mill Run, Pennsylvania from 1934-37, marking a new phase in Wright's career
• The construction transitions from horizontal lines to a more defined, rectangular shape, with an emphasis on concrete and a new language of architecture

Avant-Garde USSR

Konstantin Melnikov's USSR Pavilion

• Built for the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in Paris in 1925
• The pavilion features a rectangular shape cut diagonally, with angular deformations and a focus on rhythm and diagonality
• The building is made of timber, with a hidden construction system, and features a staircase that intersects with a pergola
• The interior features wooden chairs designed by Rotchenko, with an emphasis on graphic art as a field of expression for avant-garde ideas

Melnikov House

• Built in Moscow from 1927-29, featuring two cylinders, one with a wide window and the other with hexagonal windows
• The staircase follows the shape of the first cylinder, leading to a double-height living room with a small passage to the architect's room
• The building features a traditional brick structure, with many elements missing, such as architraves, due to ideological and financial constraints
• The hexagonal windows create a unique light effect, with an internal landscape and a focus on traditional materials and ideologies

Aleksandr Rodchenko's Lenin Workers' Club

• Built in Paris in 1925, featuring a simulation of a workers' club with furniture designed by Rodchenko
• The club emphasizes the importance of design in everyday life, with a focus on "utility clothing" and a merging of art and politics

El Lissitzky's Proun 4 B and Tribune for Lenin

• Features a mix of propaganda and art, with a focus on the relationship between politics and art
• The design features experimentation and a blending of different mediums, with a call for the creation of a new guild of craftsmen that combines art and architecture

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

• Quotes: "We refuse to recognize problems of form, but only problems of building... Form is not the aim of our work, but only the result."
• His project for a skyscraper at the Friedrichstrasse Station in Berlin features a prismatic form with glass walls at slight angles to avoid monotony
• Emphasizes the importance of glass in revolutionizing space, allowing for a degree of freedom in spatial conformation

Alvar Aalto

Muurame Church and Early Works

• Built from 1926-29, featuring a volumetric twist in functionalism and an international style
• Other notable works include the Turun Sanomat Building (1928-30), Viipuri City Library (1927-35), and Paimio Tuberculosis Sanatorium (1929-33)

Villa Mairea and Later Works

• Built in Noormarkku from 1938-39, featuring a relationship with nature and a resemblance to Frank Lloyd Wright's style
• Other notable works include House Aalto (1952-53), which is now a foundation, and the Baker House at MIT (1946-49), which features divided public and private spaces

Saynatsalo Town Hall

• Built from 1948-52, featuring a monumental character that modern architecture had abandoned
• The building uses various materials to create patterns, with a central patio and a connection to Mediterranean architecture

Brasilia

Oscar Niemeyer's Works

• Built in Pampulha from 1940-42, featuring a dancing bar, church, and other buildings that showcase his unique style

Feild Trips

Luigi Moretti's Complex

• Built in Milan from 1949-55, featuring a polyfunctional building that connects two parts of the city
• The building features a volume that comes out of via Rugabella, with a corridor and spatial relationship that breaks the classic volume into separate pieces
• The details of the building are important, decomposing the solid form into separate elements, with a focus on tectonic intention and moving masses