Architecture at the Beginning of the 20th Century

Architectural Styles and Features

• Art Nouveau focused on incorporating organic and natural forms into decoration.
• The use of steel allowed for greater flexibility and larger scale designs in architecture during the early 20th century.

Famous Buildings and Architects

• Gerrit Rietveld designed the Schroder House in Utrecht, Holland, known for its geometric shapes and simplicity of structure.
• The Pompidou Center in Paris was designed by Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers, known for turning the building 'inside out'.
• The Chrysler Building in New York was designed by William Van Alen.
• The Bauhaus in Dessau, Germany was designed by Walter Gropius.
• Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Guggenheim Museum in New York, influenced by the concept of a spiral ramp gallery.
• Frank Lloyd Wright focused on using natural materials, such as stone and wood, for 'Fallingwater' in Pennsylvania.

Architectural Movements and Styles

• The Art Deco style was associated with the 'Jazz Age' and spread to various parts of the world in the 1920s and 1930s.
• Frank Lloyd Wright is associated with the invention of the Prairie Style in the early 20th century.
• Ludwig Mies van der Rohe is known for changing the look of cities with tall 'glass boxes'.

Unique Features of Buildings

• The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain is covered in titanium, giving it an imbalanced and asymmetrical form.
• The Milwaukee Art Museum in the USA has a movable sun screen that connects the building to the city with a bridge and moves according to weather conditions.

Explore the emergence of Modern architecture in the early 20th century, transitioning from classicism to modernism. Discover the influence of industry on architecture, with new materials like iron and glass allowing for greater flexibility and experimentation in design.