Mid-Century Architecture

What is architecture?

• the art or practice of designing and constructing buildings.

• the complex and carefully designed structures people use

• the process and the product of planning, designing and constructing structures

• all of these

what is Mid-Century architecture?

• a twentieth-century architecture characterized by clean lines, muted curves, flat planes, large windows that integrates nature in its design connecting both function and aesthetics

• a ninetieth-century architecture described as "doll-house" type, with ornate windows, curlicue trim pieces, bright colors, and asymmetrical designs

How did Mid-Century architecture influenced modern society?

• influenced a new way of thinking where designers/architects turned traditional designs into new original aesthetics.

• popularized seemingly futuristic aesthetics and function that promoted living in urban settings.

• both

Mid-Century design values function over form keeping it simple, organic and adding its own twist.

• true

• false

Modern architecture encompasses influences from various styles such as Mid-Century, Contemporary, , Minimalist, Scandinavian, Farmhouse, and Bohemian, creating a modern look with overlapping elements.

• true

• false

Falling Water is an iconic Mid-Century house designed by architect__________

• Charles Eames

• Frank Lloyd Wright

• Le Corbusier

• Mies Van Der Rohe

Is this the Wright, Fallingwater (Kaufmann House) built in 1934-37?

• no

• yes

Mid-century modern architecture is best characterized by_____________

• Purpose driven design and decision making where function trumps over form.

• A blending of interior and exterior spaces, where nature is integrated with function.

• Simplicity in design and modest materials, mostly organic in nature.

• Large windows to bring the outdoor indoors, flat planes and clean lines.

The Mid-Century modern movement in the U.S.A. was an American reflection of which European styles?

• None of these

• Art Nouveau and Art Deco

• Post Modernism and Scandinavian

• International and Bauhaus

Mid-Century architecture style was a movement initiated by______________

• Florence Knoll

• Le Corbusier

• Mies Van Der Rohe

• Frank Lloyd Wright