Wednesday, March 25, 2009

The fabulous modernist.


It was during World War I and World War II when everything resembled an architectural order.  This was during the modernism era.  Everything was a history of science and it seemed to measure and control all of society. It was the architecture of builders that had the most influence.  Le Corbusier was an architectural urbanist whom pioneered an international style.  He built the skyscrapers all through out the world including Europe, India, and North and South America.  Then there was Frank Lloyd Write who created building and spaces that enriched the quality dignity of society.  
Frank Lloyd's architecture was very interesting.  He was interested in community planning and urban design.  He designed what we now call neighborhoods for suburbia.  he wanted to have his design strayed from traditional suburban lot layouts and set houses on small square blocks of four equal-sized lots surrounded on all sides by roads. The houses were set toward the center of the block so that each maximized the yard space and included private space in the center. This also allowed for far more interesting views from each house. This design would have eliminated the straight rows of houses on parallel streets with boring views of the front of each house.   
This is because in the modernism era it became more of a high art society.  With-in the high art society is the working class.  It was post modernism in the 1970's when everything became more of an inversion and constructional.  Everything then became politically, socially achitectual.  

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