history of modern architecture
Peter Behrens
AEG lectric lamp poster,
1907
Ford Factory
Albert Kahn (1869 - 1942)
Highland Park, Michigan (1910)
“Highland Park Ford Plant: The first home of Henry Ford’s revolutionary moving assembly line, Albert Kahn’s “daylight factory” design revolutionized industrial architecture.” - Wikipedia
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Haus Cramer
Hermann Muthesius (1861 - 1927)
Zehlendorf, Germany (1912-13)
“Recognized as one of Muthesius's masterworks, Haus Cramer, commissioned by Hans and and Gertrud Cramer, is located at Pacelliallee 18/20 in Berlin-Dahlem.”
“The architect’s intent was not to dazzle with ostentatious facades, but rather to build habitably, snugly and comfortably, and to express these qualities through both form and material.”
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Fagus Factory
Walter Gropius (1883 - 1969)
& Adolf Meyer (1866 - 1950)
Alferd an der Leine, Germany (1911-12)
“An influential rejection of ornament in the cause of functionalism. This building is a kind of polemical reversal appearance of Behren’s turbine factory. There the glass surface slopes back is recessed behind the solid structure. In the Fagus Factory the structure slopes back and the glass projects in front of it. The negative becomes positive, empty space becomes palpable.” - Colquhoun
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AEG Turbine Factory
Peter Behrens (1868 - 1940)
Berlin, Germany (1908-9)
“This building is striking for it’s optical effects, including the use of battered walls and solid steel columns diminishing towards their base. The steel columns present their maximum profile when seen in a diagonal perspective.” - Colquhoun
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