ARCH 151 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Railways Act 1921, Wainwright Building, Monadnock Building
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The rise of modern and tall office building. The rise of modern movement and rise of chicago. How you represent architectural style with new building materials. First half of 19th century looking for a certain style, style established from european architecture to establish an identity of power, culture and familiarity. Idea of diversity and idea of innovation are key things. Second bank of the united states, william strickland: reminds of classical greek and roman architecture. They chose this style for stability, strength, tradition, knowledge and formality. Academy of fine arts, university of pennsylvania, frank furness, 1876: sense of symmetry, gothic. American architects were profoundly influenced by european precedent, as evident by this mix of european styles. H. h richardson: he travelled overseas was an american architect. Very well known to create buildings for weight in them. He was influenced by romanesque and medieval architecture. Trinity church in boston 1877: inspired by medieval architecture.
