Eclecticism

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Chateauesque

Original style was not allowed - you could only iminate the past.

Chicago School

Progression group of architects They introduced the skyscraper

Inventions that changed the office

Typewriter Telephone Lightbulb The Dictaphone and scandiphone

Ecole Des Beaux-Arts

A school of fine arts The first professional school of architecture Used orderly and logical thinking to plan and build things Applying classical historicism along with skillful planning Goal was to integrate architect of the past.

Eclecticism

Al design should be a matter of choosing some historical precedence and to imitate it as convincingly as possible. This was the beginning of interior decoration not being a part of architecture and architect as a profession.

Historicism

As applied to architecture, interiors, furniture, and the visual arts, a belief system dominating the 19th century in which historical character becomes the dominant standard of value, thus producing borrowings of ideas and characteristics from past styles

Stripped Classicism

Classical architecture from which moldings, ornament and details have been omitted leaving visible only the structural and proportional systems. Usually seen in government buildings.

What help change the commercial building and the growth of skyscrapers?

Commercial and business growth Development of huge national cooperation New Technology (elevator, typewriter) Inexpensive process for making steel Emerging American Architects Theory

Four types of Style

Neo-Renaissance Beaux-Arts Neoclassical Revival Chateauesque

Interior Decoration

The decoration of the interior of a building or room, especially with regard to color combination and artistic effect. This was created as a mean to meet the ends of architecture. They made the whole building come together.

What changed for women?

They started working more office jobs than factory jobs.

Where was Eclecticism use?

This style used in building and mansions in Europe and the United States for the wealthy.


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