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Modern Architecture
• developed during the 20th
century
• expresses geometric, ordered forms
• examples: Frank Lloyd Wright’s 1950s homes
• rectangular steel and glass skyscrapers - 1970s and 80s
Contemporary Architecture
• more organic with use of curvature
• postmodern refers to rejection of lines and
rectangular shapes
• use green technology and recycled materials
Cape Cod or Salt Box Federalist or Georgian
Victorian
Southern
The I-House
Mansard Shotgun Shack Southwestern
2. Please use http://zillow.com to find examples of popular architectural styles in Garden Grove.
Try to find as many examples of the styles in the illustration above as possible; write the address and then record the
price of the house, with any other relevant details (number of rooms, square footage, size of property, etc.)
House 1 House 2
Style: Style:
Details: Details:
House 3 House 4
Style: Style:
Details: Details:
Please summarize what you learned about Garden Grove’s residential architecture from doing this activity.
Glue this part of the page into your notebook