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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"Modern movement (Architecture)"”.
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Organization and Abstraction: The Architecture of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill from 1936 to 1956
This dissertation examines the history of the architecture firm, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) between 1936 and 1956. While focusing on the birth and growth of SOM, this study attempts to position the firm in a larger historical development of the United States in the mid-twentieth century. …
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Building a Continent: The Idea of Latin American Architecture in the Early Postwar
In January 1943, New York's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) opened Brazil Builds. This exhibition has been widely credited as initiating the international appraisal and celebration of Latin America's modern architecture. Responsive to the war context and to the museum's engagement with the Office of …
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The Responsibilities of the Architect: Mass Production and Modernism in the Work of Marco Zanuso 1936-1972
… in the relationship of postwar Italian architecture culture to industrialization and capitalism. He is therefore an indicative figure with respect to the broader shift from Modernism to Postmodernism in architecture. Whereas previous studies of Zanuso have addressed either his …