Bauhaus
What did Georg Muche's architectural designs have an emphasis on?
mass production and functionality
What symbolism in terms of technology did the Bauhaus building convey?
mechanism industrialism and functionalism
Who was the last director of the Bauhaus before the Nazis closed it?
mies van der rohe
What is the symbolism of Haus am Horn?
new language of architectural residential design for modern working families
What symbolism in terms of society did the Bauhaus building convey?
new language of architecture for a new age
How did the Russian Revolution impact the establishment of the Bauhaus as a movement?
new world order that made people crave freedom and individuality
How are influences from Adolf Loos apparent in the Bauhaus building?
simplicity of form and the rejection of historicism and ornamentation
What does Georg Muche's Haus am Horn show consideration for?
societal change and appreciation of socialism
What movement does the ZEB Pilot House belong to?
sustainable
What did Georg Muche's architectural designs reflect?
the changing society around him
What about the metal radiators, lighting and hinges of the Bauhaus building gives reference to functionalism?
they were left exposed and radiators were placed as if they were artworks
What did the interior colour of the Bauhaus building reflect?
values of simplicity honesty purity minimalism
Who designed the Bauhaus building in Dessau?
walter gropius
Who was the founder of the Bauhaus movement?
walter gropius
What does the curtain wall contribute to the meaning of the Fagus Last factory?
weightlessness and transparency
Where was Haus am Horn built?
weimar germany
What colour was the interior of the Bauhaus building?
white
What aspect of the Bauhaus building is comparable to the Schroeder House by Gerrit Rietveld?
windows opened out on angles to give most unobstructed view
What was the large-scale event that played a part in the development of the Bauhaus as a movement, as well as De Stijl?
wwi
What architectural principle did the windows of the Bauhaus building reference?
buildings are machines for living in
In what ways can ideals of Constructivism and De Stijl be seen in the Bauhaus movement in terms of society?
art that had social benefit and artists as social engineers
In what ways can ideals of Constructivism and De Stijl be seen in the Bauhaus movement in terms of expression?
art that was nonobjective and not an expression of the ego or the id but rational and abstract
Describe the roof of the Steiner House.
barrel formed and maximises space in the third storey
What did Haus am Horn serve as a prototype for?
bauhaus ideas about residential housing for the working class
What did the fall of the German monarchy and the rise of the democratic Weimar Republic help to inspire?
a heightened sense of unity and freedom within society
What were the two main focuses of the design of Haus am Horn?
affordability and prefabrication
Describe the form of Haus am Horn.
condensed into a cubic square
What two design movements influenced Bauhaus the most?
constructivism and de stijl
What effect did the Bauhaus building's exterior have?
created a sense of weightlessness and transparency
Where was the second Bauhaus building built?
dessau germany
What evoked a mechanical sense from the windows of the Bauhaus building?
opened on chains and mechanisms
What aspects of the Bauhaus movement were influenced by the economic state of Germany at the time?
prefab cheap materials construction methods and simplicity
What aspect of the Bauhaus organisation influenced Georg Muche the most?
progressive views
Describe the living area of Haus am Horn.
raised ceiling clerestory windows surrounded and accessed by other rooms in the house
What was the most noticeable thing about the interior of the Bauhaus building that contributed to the machine aesthetic?
sculpted exposed structure of reinforced concrete
What was the goal of Haus am Horn?
show the greatest comfort with the greatest economy by the application of the best craftsmanship and the best distribution of space in form size and articulation
What are three messages in the Johnson Wax Headquarters from Frank Lloyd Wright's overall sense of design?
simplicity is perfection form follows function american ideals and values
What symbolism in terms of past architectural styles did the Bauhaus building convey?
simplicity of form and rejection of historicism
What was society just starting to consider at the turn of the century?
the possibility of architecture as a commercially long term career
When was Haus am Horn built?
1923
What was Haus am Horn designed for?
1923 bauhaus exhibition
When was the second Bauhaus building built?
1925
What is the form of the Bauhaus building?
cubic in various sizes
What was innovative about the Bauhaus building's exterior?
curtain wall
What was unique about the furniture in Haus am Horn?
designed by bauhaus students
What was the economic state around the time of the Bauhaus?
economic pressure and hyper inflation
What other building influenced the type of roof the Bauhaus building had?
fagus factory
What two things helped to inspire a burst of new creativity in the Bauhaus era?
fall of german monarchy and birth of democratic weimar republic
What kind of roof did the Bauhaus building have?
flat
What parts of the Bauhaus building convey the idea of a "new language of architecture for a new age"?
geometry focus on the grid primary colours and abstract reductive forms
Who designed Haus am Horn?
georg muche
What colour was the stained glass and what did it reflect?
green brown yellow to reflect nature
Where was the geometric language and grammar of the Bauhaus style evident in the Bauhaus building?
grid fenestration and circular doors
What does the Bauhaus movement take influences from in terms of the founding forces?
gropius past in modernism and machine aesthetic
What did the Bauhaus building's exterior contribute to the student's learning experience?
healthy natural light more appropriate for working in
What wider design movement does the Bauhaus belong to?
international style
What were the prefabricated parts of the Crystal Palace?
iron sections
What did Piet Mondrian feel about "new art"?
it should have limitations and should pare down the visual language to only express what is most essential