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William Krisel House in Paradise Palms, Las Vegas. Krisel was born in 1924 in Shanghai, China.He moved with his American parents to Beverly Hills, California, in 1937.His father worked as a distributor for United Artists in and brought the family back to the United States after the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War [4] He returned to China during WWII, acting as an interpreter.
Revere Quality House Paul Rudolph, Architect, FAIA (Library of Congress) Several factors gave rise to the Sarasota School of Architecture: the post-World War II residential building boom, the development of new construction technologies, the evolution of new architectural concepts, and the emergence of a new generation of architects willing to create ground-breaking and forward-thinking designs.
Tropical Modernism, or Tropical Modern is a style of architecture that merges modernist architecture principles with tropical vernacular traditions, emerging in the mid-20th century. The term is used to describe modernist architecture in various regions of the world, including Latin America, Asia and Africa, as detailed below.
Modern style, despite its name, actually originated in the late-19th to early-20th century. In contrast, contemporary style emerged as a design term in the 1970s or 1980s, and it continues to be ...
In the history of architecture, the first Chicago School was a school of architects active in Chicago in the late 19th, and at the turn of the 20th century. They were among the first to promote the new technologies of steel-frame construction in commercial buildings, and developed a spatial aesthetic which co-evolved with, and then came to ...
Saint Thomas Aquinas's aesthetic is probably the most famous and influential theory among medieval authors, having been the subject of much scrutiny in the wake of the neo-Scholastic revival of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and even having received the approbation of the celebrated Modernist writer, James Joyce. Thomas, like many other ...
At first, it began as a workwear staple in 19th-century Europe, before American brands like Carhartt and L.L.Bean created their own versions in the early 20th century.
American modernist design and architecture enabled people to lead a modern life. Work and family life changed radically and rapidly due to the economic upswing during the 1920s. In the U.S., the car became popular and affordable for many, leisure time and entertainment gained importance and the job market opened up for women.