The construction by strata. Techniques and strategies of the modern project (1923-1945)
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https://doi.org/10.3989/ic.81435Keywords:
modern architecture, industrialization, prefabrication, technology, project strategy, Georg Muche, Bauhaus, Gerrit Rietveld, De Stijl, Jean Prouvé, Marcel Lods, Richard Neutra, Rudolf Steiger, Konrad Wachsmann, creativity, materialization, sachlichkeitAbstract
The influence of industrialization on architecture in the first half of 20th century changed architects’ way of working, who resorted to industrialized products to create an architecture characterized by Construction by Strata. New strategies were put into practice and the role of technique became something more than simply resorting to new materials or advanced industrialized technology. The aesthetic component became an inherent aspect of the building itself and was always subtly present to reflect the consistency with which the objective criteria of scientific methods were used. The main objective of this research is, using the case method, to analyze, from a technical and constructive point of view, the new project strategies that emerged at the beginning of the 20 th century from the appearance of new paradigms, as well as to demonstrate the creative capacities of the construction process itself and check the current validity of the identified strategies.
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