International Style architects Flashcards
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Full name of Alvar Aalto
Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto
A Finnish architect and designer; Famous for his bent plywood furniture, began designing
Scandinavian furniture in the early 1930s
Alvar Aalto
The main building comprises three storeys and is of masonry (ground floor) and timber (first and second floors); Serve as the headquarters of the South Ostrobothnia division of the Finnish Civil Guard
Seinajoki Civil Guard House
Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. Stephen aka Detmerode Church; a prominent example of international modernism
Stephanuskirche
Design work started in the 1960s as part of the rebuilding of the Rovaniemi city center; Completed in 1986 after Aalto’s death
Rovaniemi City Hall
Alvar Aalto graduated in
1921
Full name of Le Corbusier
Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris
Widely acclaimed as the most influential
architect of the 20th Century; Born in Switzerland and obtained French
citizenship in 1930
Le Corbusier
Le Corbusier entered municipal art school in
La Chaux de Fonds
Le Corbusier later attended higher course of decoration founded by
Charles L’Eplattenier
An Art school that Art Nouveau found an
original field of expression.
La Chaux de Fonds
Swiss painter and architect; One of the most important representatives of Swiss Art Nouveau
Charles L’Eplattenier
What was the most notable books of Le Corbusier
The Modulor and Toward an Architecture
A congress founded in June 1928 by 28 leading
European architects in La Sarraz,
Switzerland.
Congrès International d’Architecture Moderne (CIAM)
What are the five points of architecture of Le Corbusier?
Pilots, Roof Garden, Open Floor Plan, long windows, Long facades
Commissioned by Pierre and Eugénie
Savoye; Icon of modernist architecture. It summed up the five points of architecture
Villa Savoye
More extreme design of Le Corbusier’s late
style; Commissioned by the Association de
l’Oeuvre
Colline Notre Dame du Haut
Commissioned by the French state; A response to the housing shortages after World War II ended
Unité d’Habitation
A renowned German-American architect, left an indelible mark on 20th-century architecture with his modernist approach characterized by minimalism, functionality, and innovative use
of materials
Ludwig Mies Van De Rohe
What is the design philosophy of Ludwig Mies Van De Rohe?
Functionalism, Open Space, Innovative Materials
is an iconic piece of furniture. With its sleek
chrome frame and leather upholstery, it has become synonymous with modern design. It was first used in Villa Tugendhat
Barcelona Chair
Sits upon a polished tubular stainless steel
base and a strong ash wood platform finished with a protective clear lacquer. This piece of furniture is integrated into the Farnsworth House, designed by Mies.
Barcelona Daybed
A notable structure of Ludwig Mies Van De Rohe with a minimalist Design and has an open-plan that is located in Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona Pavillion