Modernisn In America

Modernism first came about in the 20th century with architects such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Irving Gill, Rudolph Schindler, Richard Neutra, William Lescaze, Philip Goodwin, Edward Stone, Walter Gropius, Marcel Breuer, Mies van der Rohe, Philip Johnson, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, Eero Saarinen. There were many architects and designers that were notable and influential. With Frank Llyod Wright being one of the most dominant and my favorite. Although Frank Lloyd Wright has accomplished may houses throughout his career, Wright's most famous houseof his collection is Fallingwater in Pennsylvania that was built for the Kaufmann family.

The Millard House was built in Pasadena, California using concrete as his new staple building material. Just like with the Hollyhock house, Wright was moving away from the Prairie Style homes and moving more into the Textile Block homes.

Rudolph Schindler also worked with Frank Lloyd Wright. Before they went their seperate ways, The Schindler House was buil as a cooperative living and work space for Schindler and Richard Neurta's families. Neurta was a designer who built the Lovell House after he establishes his own practice in 1926. Neurta was an expert at working with glass, steel and stone.Those were also the materials used to build the Lovell and Kaufmann House. Walter Gropius makes another appearance in America other than in Art Deco style. He started his own firm that allowed the first modern buildings on the Harvard Campus.

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Discussion: For this period I read Emily N’s blog, where she talked about Wright’s Falling Water. I also read Flor’s blog. She went into great detail about Frank Lloyd Wright and Irving Gill. She had information about Gill’s Dodge House and La Jolla Women’s Club, as well as Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House. Video: