A critical but sympathetic reappraisal of the internationalist oeuvre, inspired by Scandinavian Moderns such as Alvar Aalto, Sigurd Lewerentz and Arne Jacobsen, and the late work of Le Corbusier himself, was reinterpreted by groups such as Team X, including structuralist architects such as Aldo van Eyck, Ralph Erskine, Denys Lasdun, Jørn Utzon and the movement known in the United Kingdom as New Brutalism. In Europe, the influence of Le Corbusier and the CIAM resulted in an architectural orthodoxy manifest across most parts of post-war Europe that was ultimately challenged by the radical agendas of the architectural wings of the avant-garde Situationist International, COBRA, as well as Archigram in London. Function was as important as form in Mid-century designs, with an emphasis placed on targeting the needs of the average American family.Įichler Homes – Foster Residence, Granada Hills Many Mid-century houses utilized then-groundbreaking post and beam architectural design that eliminated bulky support walls in favor of walls seemingly made of glass.
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This style emphasized creating structures with ample windows and open floor plans, with the intention of opening up interior spaces and bringing the outdoors in. Like many of Wright's designs, Mid-century architecture was frequently employed in residential structures with the goal of bringing modernism into America's post-war suburbs. Brazilian and Scandinavian architects were very influential at this time, with a style characterized by clean simplicity and integration with nature. Although the American component was slightly more organic in form and less formal than the International Style, it is more firmly related to it than any other. was an American reflection of the International and Bauhaus movements, including the works of Gropius, Florence Knoll, Le Corbusier, and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The mid-century modern movement in the U.S. 1960ĭetail of Copan, a Niemeyer building in São Paulo, Oscar Niemeyer Tract house in Tujunga, California, featuring open-beamed ceilings, c.
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