Eliana Johnson #12- Modernism in America

  •  Modernism started in Germany and France 
  • Many people moved to America during the World Wars
    • designers moved when Bauhaus closed
  • Frank Lloyd Wright
    • His work wasn't included in the exhibition of "The International Style"
    • His early work was already considered history and thus did not fit the concept of modernism
    • Hollyhock House
      • Constructed and designed for Aline Barnsdall
      • This was during his Japanese years
      • Elaborate Terraces and garden


    • La Miniatura
      • the Millard House was the most successful of his houses during this period
      • It was a massive concrete block cast with decorative patterned face with a repeat pattern


    • SC Johnson Company Office Building
      • was known for the non-residential projects
      • open office area that most of the space was dedicated to
      • the furniture design from this building was one of the most successful of all of his furniture designs. 
  • Rudolph Schindler
    • He had a collaborative relationship with Wright but ended due to a conflict
    • His work represented the prototype of the "modern residential home" and each one was unique in the way it portrayed space


    • Schindler house
  • Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer
    • Gropius designed the first modern building on harvards campus


  • Mies van der Rohe
    • He developed glass skyscrapers similar to the ones he studied and developed before he left Germany
                                                              

One Step Further: The TWA Flight Center was designed for Trans World Airlines by Eero Saarinen and Associates starting in 1956. It was erected between 1959 and 1962, and it operated as an air terminal until 2001. It has a prominent wing-shaped thin shell roof supported by four Y-shaped piers. 
    The TWA Flight Center at JFK Airport closed in October 2001, shortly after Trans World Airlines (TWA) was acquired by American Airlines and ceased operations. But as of 2019, it was redesigned and is now known as the TWA Hotel. It kept many of the original concepts and design choices, specifically the exterior, but they did try to remodel the interior to match what it would have looked like if that was what it was originally made to be. 

Comments

  1. Lena Fehrenbach April 10, 2025 at 6:52 PM

    This blog post beautifully highlights the influential architects and iconic works that defined Modernism in America, tying everything together in a thoughtful and engaging way.

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  2. Bethany Huizenga INT270April 11, 2025 at 10:21 AM

    this Blog post is great! Very easy to understand and gives us a great over view of the chapter. I love the TWA flight center! such a cool building!

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  3. Rebeca HerreraApril 11, 2025 at 8:05 PM

    Your blog post was really good and I liked all the images you used for the current applications!

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  4. Professor VanderNoordaaApril 13, 2025 at 2:05 PM

    Eliana,
    I appreciate all of the information you covered this week. You covered most of the influential designers from this period. Your images were strong and beautiful. I loved your further look into The TWA Flight Center. This was interesting-the interior is so cool! 50/50 points

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