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Futurist architecture
Futurist architecture is an early-20th century form of architecture
born in Italy, characterized by strong chromaticism, long dynamic
lines, suggesting speed, motion, urgency and lyricism: it was a part of
Futurism, an artistic movement founded by the poet Filippo Tommaso
Marinetti, who produced its first manifesto, the Manifesto of Futurism
in 1909. The movement attracted not only poets, musicians, and artists
(such as Umberto Boccioni, Giacomo Balla, Fortunato Depero, and
Enrico Prampolini) but also a number of architects. A cult of the
machine age and even a glorification of war and violence were among
the themes of the Futurists (several prominent futurists were killed
after volunteering to fight in World War I). The latter group included
the architect Antonio Sant'Elia, who, though building little, translated Perspective drawing from La Città Nuova by
the futurist vision into an urban form. Sant'Elia, 1914.
Art Deco
Main article: Art Deco
The Art Deco style of architecture with its streamlined forms was regarded as futuristic when it was in style in the
1920s and 1930s. The original name for both early and late Art Deco was Art Moderne—the name "Art Deco" did
not come into use until 1968 when the term was invented in a book by Bevis Hillier. The Chrysler Building is a
notable example of Art Deco futurist architecture.
Googie architecture
Main article: Googie architecture
After World War II, Futurism is considerably weakened and redefined itself thanks to the enthusiasm towards the
Space Age, the Atomic Age, the car culture, and the wide use of plastic. For example, this trend is found in the
architecture of Googies in the 1950s in California. Futurism in this case is not a style, but a rather free and
uninhibited architectural approach, which is why it was reinterpreted and transformed by generations of architects
the following decades, but in general it includes amazing shapes with dynamic lines and sharp contrasts, and the use
of technologically advanced materials.
Neo-Futurism
Main article: Neo-Futurism
Pioneered from early 60s and late 70s by Finnish architects Eero Saarinen;[3][4] and Alvar Aalto,[5] American
architect Adrian Wilson[6] and Charles Luckman;[7][8] Danish architects Henning Larsen[9] and Jørn Utzon;[10] the
architectural movement was later named Neo-Futurism by French architect Denis Laming. He designed all of the
buildings in Futuroscope, whose Kinemax is the flagship building.[11] In the early 21st century, Neo-Futurism has
been relaunched by innovation designer Vito Di Bari with his vision of “cross-pollination of art and cutting edge
technology for a better world” applied to the project of the city of Milan at the time of the Universal Expo 2015.[12]
In popular literature, the term futuristic is often used without much precision to describe an architecture that would
have the appearance of the space age as described in works of science fiction or as drawn in science fiction comic
strips or comic books. Today it is sometimes confused with blob architecture or high-tech architecture. The routine
use of the term futurism — although influenced by Antonio Sant'Elia's vision of Futurist architecture — must be
well differentiated from the values and political implications of the Futurist movement of the years 1910–1920. The
futurist architecture created since 1960 may be termed Neo-Futurism, and is also referred as Post Modern Futurism
or Neo-Futuristic architecture.
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• Tadao Ando
• Archigram
• Louis Armet
• Welton Becket
• Santiago Calatrava
• Le Corbusier
• Arthur Erickson
• Future Systems
• Michael Graves
• Zaha Hadid Civil Justice Centre, Manchester (2008) by
• Denis Laming Denton Corker Marshall, notable for its
cantilevers and straight lines.
• John Lautner
• Anthony J. Lumsden
• Virgilio Marchi
• Wayne McAllister
• Oscar Niemeyer
• Cesar Pelli
• William Pereira
• Patricio Pouchulu
• Eero Saarinen
Library, University of California, Theme Building, Los Angeles Cathedral of Brasilia (Oscar McGaugh Hall, University of
Irvine (William Pereira, 1965) International Airport (William Niemeyer, 1960) California, Irvine (Arthur
Pereira, Charles Luckman, Paul Erickson, 1991)
Williams, 1961)
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Residential building in Paris, Ferrohouse in Zurich (Justus Graduate Center (classroom Portland Building
near the Maison de la Radio Dahinden, 1970) building), Oral Roberts in Portland,
University (Frank Wallace, 1963) Oregon (Michael
Graves, 1982)
References
[1] Literally "New Trends".
[2] In 1978, architect Léon Krier described the heating plant as the greatest masterpiece of Futurist-Constructivist-Modernist architecture.
Published in London 1978 - An architecture thesis on Angiolo Mazzoni by Flavio Mangione and Barbara Weiss; Angiolo Mazzoni e
l'Architettura Futurista p.45
[3] http:/ / www. archdaily. com/ tag/ eero-saarinen/
[4] http:/ / www. fastcodesign. com/ 3017042/ eero-saarinens-twa-terminal-will-become-a-luxury-hotel
[5] http:/ / travelsquire. com/ 8660/ design-spotlight-alvar-aalto/
[6] http:/ / www. architecturaldigest. com/ contributors/ adrian-wilson
[7] Hugh Pearman, Airports: A Century of Architecture, http:/ / www. amazon. com/ Airports-Century-Architecture-Hugh-Pearman/ dp/
081095012X
[8] http:/ / www. preservationdallas. org/ wp-content/ uploads/ 2013/ 02/ December-2012-Member-Newsletter. pdf
[9] http:/ / opera-cake. blogspot. com/ 2010/ 10/ neo-futurism-at-danish-royal-opera. html
[10] http:/ / skyscraperpage. com/ cities/ ?buildingID=3758
[11] http:/ / laming. fr
[12] http:/ / host-66165. isiline. net/ archivio/ imgup/ File/ Chapter%2020. pdf
Sources
• VV.AA. Angiolo Mazzoni e l'Architettura Futurista, Supplement of CE.S.A.R. September/December 2008
(Available at "CEntro Studi Architettura Razionalista - Research centre for rationalist a architecture -
Notebooks" (http://www.cesar-eur.it/quaderni.php). 01-11-2011. ) (Italian) (English)
External references
• Architettura Futurista Italiana 1909/1944 (http://www.architetturafuturista.it)
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