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Romanticism

Romanticism. How it impacted architecture. Romanticism Recap. Art movement, in reaction to rationalism, that produced the social movement Truth through emotion and intuition Nature feeds you, teaches you, and gives you wisdom Art was beautiful with a strange touch Past Myths Gothic

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Romanticism

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  1. Romanticism How it impacted architecture

  2. Romanticism Recap • Art movement, in reaction to rationalism, that produced the social movement • Truth through emotion and intuition • Nature feeds you, teaches you, and gives you wisdom • Art was beautiful with a strange touch • Past • Myths • Gothic • Individual imagination is important

  3. Architecture • Architecture: the art of building • Must content the spirit of man • Themes of the time period are visible on the outside • This prepares the visitor for what is on the inside • Decoration emphasizes the importance of the building • Contribute to the character and purpose

  4. Impacts on architecture • Reached beyond rational and classicist ideas • Medieval • Exotic • Unfamiliar • Authentic • Made architects want to escape the confines of industrialism, population growth, and urban sprawl • More expressive in their work

  5. Physical Impacts on Architecture • Used emotion to inspire the buildings • Individualism • Personality • Imagination • Nature was perceived as beautiful and extremely important • Many of the buildings were either built around nature, or contained a lot of gardens or terraces, emphasizing the importance of nature in the world. • Brought the idea of heroes and chivalry into the construction of buildings

  6. Bernard Maybeck Produced many works in different styles Mission style Gothic Romantic Beaux-Arts Believed that each architectural problem required development of an entirely new solution First Church of Christ is considered one of his finest works He has also created Agencies, Bungalows, and even Colleges

  7. Erlanger House Bernard Maybeck San Francisco, California • Nature friendly • Self-expression • Windows • Strange and unique touch

  8. Henry Mercer Attended Harvard University Famous for his books about ancient tool making, ceramic tile creations, engineering, and architecture Influenced by the American Arts and Crafts Movement Created many buildings and houses Fonthill Castle Mercer Museum

  9. Fonthill Castle Henry Mercer • Made from original, handcrafted tiles • Pillars = chivalrous theme • Individual touch Doylestown, Pennsylvania

  10. Julia Morgan Passed entrance exams in the architecture program, placing 13th out of 376 applicants Main patron was William Randolph Hearst Largest and most complex project was the Hearst Castle Created many churches and chapels, restaurants, and schools

  11. Casa Grande Julia Morgan San Simeon, California • Contains garden terrraces • Walkways through gardens • Very detailed and original

  12. Wyntoon Julia Morgan Mount Shasta, California • Painted murals add to the personality • Overlooks the river • Used local stone and wood • Arranged and designed to be adjacent to the patterns of the trees, river, and mountains

  13. Alexander Jackson Davis One of the most successful and influential American architects of his generation First started as an architect illustrator and then moved to designing buildings Known for his houses, museums, universities, and chapels Lyndhurst is his single most famous house

  14. Lyndhurt Estate Alexander Jackson Davis • Overlooks Hudson River • Intricate designs on the windows • Surrounded by linden trees (hence the name) • Contains a room of glass walls Tarrytown, New York

  15. Works Cited • “American Landscape and Architectural Design 1850-1920.” The Library of Congress American Memory. The Library of Congress, n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2010. <http://memory.loc.gov/‌ammem/‌collections/‌landscape/>. • Brians, Paul. “Romanticism.” Washington State University Education. Paul Brians, 1 Oct. 2004. Web. 27 Apr. 2010. <http://www.wsu.edu/‌~brians/‌hum_303/‌romanticism.html>. • “Early Victorian Architecture: Overview.” The New Georgia Encyclopedia. Georgia Humanities Council, 2010. Web. 27 Apr. 2010. <http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/‌nge/‌Article.jsp?id=h-467>. • “The Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries.” Infoplease. Pearson Education, 2010. Web. 28 Mar. 2010. <http://www.infoplease.com/‌ce6/‌ent/‌A0857991.html>. • Manning, Scott. “Fonthill Castle and Mercer Museum.” Digital Survivors. Digital Survivors, 2010. Web. 26 Apr. 2010. <http://www.digitalsurvivors.com/‌archives/‌fonthillcastleandmercermuseum.php>. • Matthews, Kevin. “Erlanger House.” Great Buildings. Artifice, Inc., 2010. Web. 24 Apr. 2010. <http://www.greatbuildings.com/‌buildings/‌Erlanger_House.html>. • - - -. “Romantic Architecture.” Advertisement. The Architecture Week Great Buildings Collection. Artifice Incorporated, 2010. Web. 24 Mar. 2010. <http://www.greatbuildings.com/‌types/‌styles/‌romantic.html>. • Peck, Amelia. “Alexander Jackson Davis (1803-1892).” Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000. Web. 26 Apr. 2010. <http://www.metmuseum.org/‌toah/‌hd/‌davs/‌hd_davs.htm>. • “Romantic.” MiMi.hu. MiMi.hu, n.d. Web. 28 Apr. 2010. <http://en.mimi.hu/‌architecture/‌romantic.html>. • “The Romantic Architecture.” ARQHYS Architects Site. ArqHys, 2004. Web. 24 Mar. 2010. <http://architecture.arqhys.com/‌history/‌romantic.html>. • “San Simeon.” Cal Poly. Trustees of the California State University, 2008. Web. 24 Apr. 2010. <http://lib.calpoly.edu/‌specialcollections/‌architecture/‌juliamorgan/‌sansimeon.html>. • “Welcome to Lyndhurst.” Lyndhurst: A National Trust HIstoric Site. National Trust HIstoric Preservation, 2006. Web. 24 Apr. 2010. <http://www.lyndhurst.org/‌home.html>.

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