... of Streamline Moderne. In can be considered to be in the International Style primarily because of its lack of decoration and regularity in geometric shapes. As we can see from the picture below, it does hold true to the geometric shapes and simple cubic design. (McGraw-Hill Bldg, 1931) While skyscrapers were making its way to the top, there were other avenues ... . The furniture designed in the International Style followed the same criteria as the buildings did, in that everything was functional. The designs were very smooth and made great use of geometric shapes and plain colors. Van de...

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... his work. He wanted all of his building to relate harmoniously to their natural surroundings. A dynamic structure with open, flowing interior spaces was composed of geometric shapes. He used a grid of squares, diamonds, hexagons, and other geometric shapes to make up a free flowing floor plan. "Owners of Wright homes consider a legacy; irresistible offers for his works endanger legacy" (The New York Times ... ...

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... . The cleanness and clarity persuaded the world that this architecture was durable and the belief was change architecture and change society. The Bauhaus became famous for its industrial use and geometric design and announced the age of the machine for living in. The theory of functionalism lay at the heart of modernism and of the Bauhaus. According to Daniel Libeskind (1998 ... of art before such as street lamps 1907 1908. Peusner,N (****) feels all his designs show the same purity of form and the same sobriety in limiting the design to simple geometric forms and the same beauty of prop...

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... gathered from nearby riverbeds, setting them in the wall as they lay on the ground, uneven, patterned by erosion, solid and unmistakably "Organic". The sense of this home is less geometric than his previous building but it is still harmonious. They lived there until 1914 when tragedy struck. A crazed servant secured all the doorways of the house, set fire to it ... ...

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... neighbor the Annie Pfeiffer Chapel and is known as the miniature cathedral. This chapel on its southwest fazade was made up of a large and magnificent stain leaded glass formed into geometric shapes and lines of red, orange and clear glass. It had a triangular pitched roof, which flared up slightly towards the eves almost that of a Chinese pagoda and appeared to be ... ...

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... Phidias, who sculpted the entire Acropolis. The Grecians had two types of columns used in their architecture: the ionic, and the doric orders. The ionic order was very plain and geometric while the doric was made up of spirals, making it very appealing to the eye. There was also much sculpture in Greece. One of the best known pieces of sculpture ... ...

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... architecture wonders of the ancient world. This pyramid was made for the pharaoh Djoser for his tomb complex. Imhotep=s architecture consists of the most elemental structural techniques and the purest geometric forms. He used engaged columns. These columns resemble stalks of papyrus which have been used to reinforce mud walls and symbolize Lower Egypt. The architectural decorations of the south Palace ... ...

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