Monday, November 7, 2011

Modern Architecture Defined through Residential Architecture: Le Corbusier, Alvar Aalto and Mies Van der Rohe

How did Le Corbusier, Alvar Aalto and Mies Van der Rohe define modern architecture through their designs for residential Architecture?
This blog post should present key information on the two elements below.
1) outline the approaches each architect took to designing modern houses with specific mention of projects and discussion of how their designs changed over time.
2) identify the key ideas that the architect was working to develop and point out the specific characteristics of notable projects which exemplify the idea.
You are welcome to include multiple images from photographs to diagrams of floorplans to illustrate your post.
In composing your answer select notable 3 notable houses for each architect and draw your answers from the course textbooks.
Blog Post is due Tuesday Nov. 8 at 12 noon.