Architects
This architect designed Fallingwater, a home built over a waterfall
Frank Lloyd Wright
This design philosophy emphasizes simplicity, functionality, and minimal ornamentation.
Bauhaus
A famous Bauhaus building located in Weimar, Germany
The Bauhaus School
These vertical columns lift a building off the ground in Le Corbusier's designs.
Pilotis or Pillars
He developed the 'Five Points of Architecture' and designed Villa Savoye
Le Corbusier
This architectural principle uses materials and designs that blend into the natural environment
Organic Architecture
This home in Pennsylvania was designed to appear as though it is part of the landscape.
Falling Water
This design style/aesthetic includes clean, simple shapes and a lack of decoration.
Minimilism
This German architect and founder of the Bauhaus school focused on functional design
Walter Gropius
The modernist style rejected this architectural tradition characterized by excessive decoration.
Classical Architecture
A key example of Le Corbusier’s design philosophy, this house is supported by pilotis
Villa Savoye
An open floor plan allows for fewer interior walls, creating this type of space
Flexible space / Universal space
He is best known for the Barcelona Pavillion structure
Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe
Le Corbusier’s designs often feature this open layout with fewer interior walls
Open floor plan
This building, named for the Spanish city where it was constructed for the 1929 world fair, was torn down and then rebuilt in the 1980s.
Barcelona Pavilion
This building material became central to modern architecture for its strength and versatility
Reinforced concrete
He believed a building should be in harmony with it's natrual environment
Frank Lloyd Wright
This Bauhaus principle prioritizes the seamless merging of art and industrial production.
"Form follows function"
This project introduced the idea of modular, prefabricated housing units in modern architecture.
Unite d'Habitation
This term refers to designing structures in harmony with their natural surroundings.
Organic Architecture