Inovácia obsahu a metód vzdelávania prispôsobená potrebám vedomostnej spoločnosti Art History FUNCTIONALISM VYPRACOVAL: Mgr, Barbora, Kravcova Jun 2014
History "Five Points of a New Architecture“ Louis Sullivan Czech and Slovak functionalism Danish functionalism Adolph Loos
In 1920 modern theories about design and architecture emerged They were called the Modernist New theories were calling for function without any unnecessary ornaments Architects and designers like Walter Gropius and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe,...designed several buildings following these principles
1) reinforced concrete column frame 2) flat roof with a terrace 3) free interior plan 4) horizontal strip windows 5) composition of the freed facade
Basic factsBasic principles He believed that his new, modern architectural forms would raise the quality of life for lower classes. His Villas (1922), built from large blocks of cell-like individual apartments stacked one on top of one another. In the plans were included living room, bedrooms, kitchen, and a garden terrace. simplicity function lack of ornamentation
Louis Sullivan is famous for the phrase : Form ever follows function L. Wright is also known as an exemplar of functional design. Scott building Chicago the form of a building should be determined by its practical considerations. Practical considerations such as: usage, material, and structure. Functionalism had the strongest influence in Germany, Czechoslovakia, USSR and Netherlands.
In the mid-1930s, functionalism was discussed as: an aesthetic approach. The idea of functionalism was famous for the lack of ornamentation. Functionalism became to be associated with the cheap commercial buildings. For 70 years the influential American architect P. Johnson said: " Where form comes from I don’t know, but it has nothing at all to do with the functional or sociological aspects of our architecture".
Functionalism was a dominant architectonic style in former Czechoslovakia. In It was a result of fascination first by industrial development and later by an effort "to create a new man and new society" during the period of the socialism functionalism was formulated by the Club of architects in Prague In 1960s and 1970s the position of functionalism was dominant and almost exclusive.
Danish Functionalists focused primarily on functionality at the expense of aesthetics with these characteristics: straight angles flat roofs minimum of decoration A fine example of the Danish Functionalist style is Aarhus University designed by the C.F. Moller
Using bubble map name basic principles of L. Corbusier What is the name of this building from Corbusier LE CORBUSIER F L O S
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