Lecture Notes 11/11/2009
1760 - 1960 "200 year Modernist project/Modernism"
"Modernise" - Make something new/make something better. Positive connotations - Progressive, cutting edge, improved. Modern is to be, somewhat, good.
"Modernism" - Individuals subjective ideals.
"Modernist" - Anti historicism, truth to materials, form following function, technology, internationalism.
Paris 1900 - Most advanced, worlds first modern city
Paris 1889 - Expedition Paris - Eiffel Tower
(Urbanisation) Troittor Roullant - Electric Moving Walkway, Railways, Factory work over Rural work
No standard world time before 1912, Trains caused standard world time.
Enlightenment - Shift in civilisation (ditching superstition and Religion)
Secularisation - We look to ourselves, not religion.
Impressionism showcased a lot of Urbanisation and modern features.
Modernity brought trains, stemaships, huge iron bridges and class division.
"Flaneur" - Displaying Wealth
"Swimming" New social relations
Modern Science picturing the world.
Advent of Factory/Shift work. Our lives organised around work.
New York City - Designed for modernism, organised grid layouts.
Modernism is an international language; "Everybody understands the Skyscraper"
Modernist Cutlery being an example of modern design. Concrete, another Modernist invention.
Bauhaus - Art and Design school which revolutionised 20th Century Art. Concrete, new materials, reinforced glass, Futura Font.
Modernist design is not personal - "Neutral"
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