PRAIRIE STYLE ARCHITECTURE (23 agos 1894 anni – 24 marzo 1910 anni)
Descrizione:
- "form follows function"
SULLIVAN
- responsible for transforming Chicago's landscape with his architecture and landscapes
- steel frames allowed walls to be non-load bearing (exterior walls can be used for ornamentation rather than supporting)
- elevators allowed them to build upward
- as cities expanded, they took advantage of the vertical space
Guaranty Building 1895
- made of terracotta tiles
- ornamented with mosaics and natural and geometric forms
- emphasized verticals with piers and accentuated the horizontal layers with ornamented bands
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT
Robie House 1910
- horizontal planes
- open spaces & long corridors, flowing into each other
Aggiunto al nastro di tempo:
Data:
23 agos 1894 anni
24 marzo 1910 anni
~ 15 years