The document discusses the emergence of contemporary architecture in the late 19th century. It summarizes that contemporary architecture rejected historical styles in favor of new materials and manufacturing techniques brought about by the Industrial Revolution. It also describes how architects began eliminating ornamentation from buildings and focusing more on engineering principles of form and function. Several key architects from this era are mentioned, including Joseph Paxton, Gustave Eiffel, and movements like Art Nouveau are discussed.

1. Contemporary Architecture
Chapter I
PROFESOR INTERACTIVO

2. Architecture
Contemporary
The main idea of contemporary architecture lies
mainly in rejecting historical styles. Facing classic
trends of the last third of the nineteenth century,
contemporary architecture comes with a totally
different proposition to what already existed.

3. Architecture
Contemporary
The Industrial
Revolution and the
French Revolution
brought about a radical
change in architecture
with the manufacture
of new building
materials and cheaper
mass production.
THE CRYSTAL PALACE / JOSEPH PAXTON 1851

4. Architecture
Contemporary
Moreover, provided a
more stark vision,
generated by the
ideological changes
that led to the
formation of
democracies in the
world and led the
architects to eliminate
the luxuries of the
buildings.
THE HOUSE OF BLACK MOTHER OF GOD/ JOSEF GOCÁR
CITY OF PRAGUE/ CZECH REPUBLIC 1911

5. Architecture
Contemporary
The neoclassical style was introduced in the
design of buildings seeking purity of lines, so the
discovery of the ruins of Pompeii and other
archaeological treasures Greco Romans was
adapted to the new times.
IT WAS AN ECLECTIC ARCHITECTURE IN WHICH MANY STYLES ARE MIXED

6. Architecture
Contemporary
The main features in
construction are:
-Cornices and friezes
with metopes and
triglyphs.
-Grecas
-Garlands vegetables:
flowers, fruits...
-Palms y laurels

7. Architecture
Contemporary
And constructions more
used :
-Columns
commemorative
-Temples
-Triumphal arches
-Propylaea
The Great Arc de Triumph
was the tribute of Napoleon
Bonaparte to his invincible
army, but the Emperor was
deposed and died without
seeing the colossal
work completed.

8. Architecture
Contemporary
The iron,
steel, zinc and
glass were
becoming part
of a new
design
concept,
closer to
engineering
that the
architectural
design.
Since 1872 Gustave
Eiffel obtained
contracts
abroad, in 1877
is built a bridge
over the Douro
River in Portugal,
a steel single arc of
160 meters.
In 1884 its factory
was already
famous in the world.
He melted the Statue
Of Liberty in 1886,
later worked
in the Tower that
bears his name,
and that was his
biggest project.

9. Architecture
Contemporary
BROOKLYN BRIDGE
Architects: John Augustus
Roebling 1883
height: 83 metros
length: 1,834 metros
The engineering began to have a greater role, the economy of means, the clean lines,
the shortest time to its construction, the easy technical and the lack of ornate
ornaments that gave the new materials. The world governments preferred to invest
in engineering projects for real estate development plans and works, rather than
architectural.

10. Architecture
Contemporary
They develop great
discussions addressing
architecture, first the
Modernist architects,
descendants of
Romanticism and
Symbolism. On the
other hand the
Rationalism that raises
two clearly defined
movements:
Constructivism and
Deconstructivism.

11. Architecture
Contemporary
Modernism
developed in
Europe and
receives
different names.
In Spain, better
known as
Catalan
Modernism are
develops mainly
in Barcelona.
In France and
Belgium is
known as Art
Nouveau,
Modern Style
in England and
in Germany as
Jugendstil.
Modernism
1880 to 1902

12. Architecture
Contemporary
JOSEF MARIA OLBRICH 1898-99
The Vienna Secession in
Austria is the movement that
leads to Modernism, that although this already had been
developing for some time, is the year 1897 when a group of artists
from different disciplines and led by Gustave Klimt who pose
open criticism of industrialization and rescue craft of the
work of the craftsman.

13. Architecture
Contemporary
The most representative
Spanish architects are:
Víctor Beltrí y Roqueta
Lluís Domènech i
Montaner
Antoní Gaudí

14. Architecture
Contemporary
Víctor Beltrí y Roqueta
Born in the city of Tortosa
(Catalonia) on April 16, 1862 and
died in Cartagena on February 4,
1935.
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Tarraga House
Aguirre Palace, 1898
Grand Hotel, 1916

15. Architecture
Contemporary
Holy Cross and
Saint Paul Hospital.
World Heritage.
UNESCO, 1930
Lluís
Domènech i
Montaner
(December 21, 1850 December 27, 1923)
Born in Barcelona,
he studied
architecture, was
chair professor in the
School of
Architecture of
Barcelona. From that
position influenced
the Catalan
modernist
architecture.
Facade of the Palau
of Catalan
music,1908

16. Architecture
Contemporary
Antoní Gaudí
Catalan artist born in Reus on June 25, 1852 and died in Barcelona
on June 10, 1926, is the greatest exponent of Catalan modernist
architecture and even the whole modernist architecture,
fundamentally so prolific in his work, absolutely inspired by nature
and rigorous application of geometry and mathematical
calculation, physical in each of its buildings.
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Contemporary
Art Nouveau
Architectural style is developed in Belgium and France.

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Contemporary
Its main representatives were:
Victor Horta (1861 Ghent-Brussels
1947), Belgian architect, pioneer of
Modernism.
American House
Architect House

19. Architecture
Contemporary
Hector Guimard (París 1867 - Nueva
York 1942) is the main representative
of Art Nouveau in France.
Castel Beranger

20. Architecture
Contemporary
In the Modern Style mainly
stands: Charles Rennie
Mackintosh (June 7, 1868 –
December 10, 1928) was an
architect, designer and
watercolorist Scot, who was
of fundamental importance
in the Arts and Crafts
movement and also was the
leading exponent of Art
Nouveau in Scotland.
Glasgow School of Art

21. Architecture
Contemporary
Jugendstiles el movimiento que marca la
movement is the
Jugendstil
pacesetter in Germany, Austria and
pauta en Alemania, Austria y en los
Netherlands, highlighting
países bajos, destacándose in
particularmentework ofde Josef Maria
particular the la obra Josef María
Olbrich.
Olbrich.
Amstel House, Berlín
Wagner Apartment in Viena

22. Architecture
Contemporary
Joseph Maria Olbrich (1867-1908)
Architect and industrial designer born in
Opava, Czech Republic.
He was part of the rebel movement in Vienna, along with Josef Hoffmann (1870-1956).
In the beginning of this modernism appears Otto Wagner (1841-1918), father of this
movement. Wagner will also have a type of architecture that reacts against historicism,
far from the traditional guidelines. Although attempts to infuse his work of rationalism,
continue to rely on the ornamental.

23. Architecture
Contemporary
Otto Wagner
Born: Penzig (Austria), 1841
Deep: Viena (Austria), 1918
Wien-Hietzing Station (1898)
Karlsplatz Station (1898)
The Austrian Post Office
Savings Bank