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11-The Two Modernisms 1920-1960

rosvain History of American Architecture English 20 cards

11-The Two Modernisms 1920-1960

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  1. 1Name the 4 buildings by Raymond Hood1.Chicago Tribute tower 1922
    2. American Radiator Building 1924
    3.McGraw-Hill Building 1929
    4. Rockefeller Center 1927-35
  2. 2—Raymond Hood
    Chicago Tribune Tower
    Chicago
    1922
    (with John Howells)    Raymond Hood Chicago Tribune Tower Chicago 1922 (with John Howells)
  3. 3—Raymond Hood
    American Radiator Building
    New York, NY
    1924    Raymond Hood American Radiator Building New York, NY 1924
  4. 4—Raymond Hood
    McGraw-Hill Building
    New York,NY
    1929    Raymond Hood McGraw-Hill Building New York,NY 1929
  5. 5—Raymond Hood
    Rockefeller Center
    New York,NY
    1927-35    Raymond Hood Rockefeller Center New York,NY 1927-35
  6. 6—Raymond Hood
    Rockefeller Center
    New York,NY
    1927-35    Raymond Hood Rockefeller Center New York,NY 1927-35
  7. 7—Howe & Lescaze
    Philadelphia Savings Fund Society
    Philadelphia PA
    1929    Howe & Lescaze Philadelphia Savings Fund Society Philadelphia PA 1929
  8. 8—William Van Alen
    Chrysler Building
    New York,NY
    1926    William Van Alen Chrysler Building New York,NY 1926
  9. 9—Walter Gropius
    Faguswerke
    Alfeld, Germany
    1911
    (Shoe Last)    Walter Gropius Faguswerke Alfeld, Germany 1911 (Shoe Last)
  10. 10—Walter Gropius
    Bauhaus School Building
    Dessau, Germany    Walter Gropius Bauhaus School Building Dessau, Germany
  11. 11—Walter Gropius
    Bauhaus School Building
    Dessau, Germany    Walter Gropius Bauhaus School Building Dessau, Germany
  12. 12—Walter Gropius
    Bauhaus School Building
    Dessau, Germany    Walter Gropius Bauhaus School Building Dessau, Germany
  13. 13—Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe
    German Pavilion
    Barcelona, Spain
    1929    Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe German Pavilion Barcelona, Spain 1929
  14. 14—Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe
    German Pavilion
    Barcelona, Spain
    1929    Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe German Pavilion Barcelona, Spain 1929
  15. 15—Frank Loyd Wright
    Kauffman House
    Bear Run PA
    1936
    (Falling Water)    Frank Loyd Wright Kauffman House Bear Run PA 1936 (Falling Water)
  16. 16Designed on a gridded concrete slab that integrated the house's radiant heating system, the house featured new approaches to construction, including sandwich walls that consisted of layers of wood siding, plywood cores and building paper, a significant change from typically framed walls. Usonian houses most commonly featured flat roofs and were mostly constructed without basements, completing the excision of attics and basements from houses, a feat Wright had been attempting since the early 20th centuryFrank Lloyd Wright
    Usonian Houses
  17. 17—Frank Lloyd Wright
    Johnson Wax Corporate Headquarters
    Racine WI
    1936    Frank Lloyd Wright Johnson Wax Corporate Headquarters Racine WI 1936
  18. 18—Frank Lloyd Wright
    Johnson Wax Corporate Headquarters
    Racine WI
    1936    Frank Lloyd Wright Johnson Wax Corporate Headquarters Racine WI 1936
  19. 19—Frank Lloyd Wright
    Guggenheim Museum
    New York, NY
    1946-1959    Frank Lloyd Wright Guggenheim Museum New York, NY 1946-1959
  20. 20Name the three buildings by Frank Lloyd WrightKauffman House 1936
    Johnson Wax Corporate Headquarters1936
    Guggenheim Museum 1946-59

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