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Everything you need to know about avant-Garde architecture
Similar to modernism, Avant-garde architecture is a unification of art with life. Starting in the 19th to 20th century, it was rather disruptive, radical and controversial, fighting against consensus and looking for disruption. Taken literally, the avant-garde refers to the front of a marching army, the scouts that first head into unknown territory. Today, this form of artistic and architectural style radicalises the basic principle of modernity: the urge toward continual change and development. Origins of Avant-Garde architecture Political, economic and socialist theorist Henri de Saint-Simon was the first one who drew the analogy between radical art practices and an advancing military formation: “We artists will serve you as an…
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The Bauhaus School and the Modernist Movement
People living in Germany might nowadays associate the word Bauhaus with their local, popular retail stores next to Ikea. However, the Bauhaus was also an art school that played an important part in uniting art, crafts and technology in the years following the first World War. Through modern design and innovative ideas, this school’s main goal was to improve people’s living conditions. Read on to discover the unique curriculum offered to students, its prominent architecture, key figures, and artistic movements that followed the rise of Bauhaus. Origin and principles of Bauhaus The Bauhaus was founded in 1919 in the city of Weimar by German architect Walter Gropius (1883 – 1969),…
