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Trans World Airline Terminal (TWA Terminal), (Queens, NY, USA); 1962; Post Modernism and Pluralism 1965-Today Eero Saarinen Concrete Open interior, wing like concrete shell Not only a functional terminal but also a monument to the airline and aviation TWA asked Saarinen to build this building 1954 expand Idlewild airport (JFK now) as people started to travel more. The port authority wanted to make a new terminal TWA asked Eero Saarinen in 1955 TWA decided to let middle class people start flying – took and expensive luxury option and make it accessible to everyone in middle class Sometimes TWA price reduction was cheaper than the train fares He ultimately proposed a symmetrical arrangement of four curved, concrete shell roof segments, the curves of which flowed seamlessly from the piers that supported them. Each of the four roof structures was separated from its neighbors by narrow skylights, with a circular pendant occupying the center point in whic...

Villa Savoye, (Poissy, France); 1928-1931, restored 1963-1997); Other Fathers: Charles-Edouard Jeanneret-Gris and Ludwig Mies van der Roche     Le Corbuseir and Pierre Jeanneret   Poissy France SMALL COMMUNE OUTSIDE OF PARIS   Modern architecture in the 20 th centry     1928 – 1931 , restored 1963 – 1997   Villa Savoye is designed by Charles-Edouard Jeanneret-Gris who is also known as Le Corbusier. Le Corbusier is famous for his five points of architecture, which are roof grade, horizontal/ ribbon windows, free façade, free plan and pilots.   FROM THE FIVE POINTS OF LE CORBUSIER, VILLA SAVOYE HAS SUPPORTING PILOTS, A FREE PLAN, A FREEE FAÇADE, HORIZONTAL RIBBON WONDOES AND A ROOF TOP GARDEN.   Pilotis support the decks, ribbon windows run on all four facades privides the feeling of interior and exteriror , ramps connect deck to deck.   House is floating above the ground and supported by pilotis, the volume is floating. ...

Barcelona Pavilion, (Barcelona, Spain); 1929, reconstructed in 1980; Other Fathers: Charles-Edouard Jeanneret-Gris and Ludwig Mies van der Roche Barcelona Pavilion was built by Ludwig Mies van der Roche (1886 – 1969). He is an architect who follows Suprematism; an art movement focused on basic geometric forms such as circles, squares, lines and rectangles painted in a limited range of colors Mies’ supermatism is portrayed in this Barcelona Pavilion, which was also called German Pavilion. The limited amount of materials with limited colors in the building, the horizontal lines of the low roof complimented Mies’ supermatism. Mies is also famous for the Barcelona chair. He designed a chair for a pavilion consisting of a leather upholstered metallic. It is still manufactured and marketed until today. Barcelona Pavilion is built for the 1929 Barcelona International Exhibition. The pavilion was very famous and gets everyone attraction and appreciation after WW1. Pavilion was disassemb...