Minimalist architecture that was rampant at this time is actually not a new architectural form. Since the early 1920s until the shine back in the 1990s, has come with a trigger factor, the interpretation and application of “simplicity” is typical of an architect with other architects.
In fact, Le Corbusier and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe are two of the many architects who give the color effect of simplicity (simplicity) is significant in the dynamics of minimalist architecture from the past until now.
Juan Carlos Rego’s art critic in the book Minimalism: Design Source (Page One, Singapore, 2004) revealed, the minimalist aesthetic is an approach that reflects the simplicity. The phenomenon is growing in various fields, such as painting, sculpture, interior, architecture, fashion, and music. However, early growth and the factors triggering the growth in various fields is unique and can not be generalized.
Minimalist in painting and sculpture known as Minimal Art, ABC Art, or Cool Art. Radiant simplicity of Minimal art can be perceived from the expression of the painter Frank Stella, “What you see is what you see.”
Minimal Art flourished in America in the 1960s as a reaction to the flow abstrakt-expressionism that dominated the art world in the 1950s. Abstrakt-expressionism expose individual emotional value, while exposing the Minimal Art universal values through abstract and geometric shapes in the composition mathematical.
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Minimalist in architecture emphasize the things that are essential and functional. Elementary geometric forms without ornament or decoration into his character. Referring to the opinion of Carlos Rego, it can be said of minimalist architecture began to grow in the early 20th century known as the modern century, the century which enlivened many advances as a result of the Industrial Revolution.
Innovation of various building materials such as steel, concrete, and glass, standardization and efficiency gives new challenges in the design world. Various ideas put forward by architects in mainland Europe and America. At that time they had been trying to find a new architecture format that reflects the spirit of the time by trying to leave the influence of classical architecture.
There is a group of architects who interpret the progress of time while maintaining the decorative spirit of classical architecture, but using nonklasik motive. For example, Art Deco architecture of the 1920s.
There also are exploring the pure geometric shapes and antidekorasi, as seen in the work of Le Corbusier in the 1920s. There also are exploring the integration progress of industry, technology in architecture, and antidekorasi, as seen in the work of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Two of the last group which implies the form of elementary, functional, and antidekorasi it might be called minimalist architecture.
Over time, the integration of industrial and technological advancement in architecture dominate the direction of architectural development. Her presence is felt in various parts of the world makes it dubbed the International Style.
Saturated
However, over time the community became saturated with a uniform style. Form and new thinking in architecture was re-excavated.
In the late 1970s Postmodern architecture began to emerge as a reaction to the uniformity of the International Style. Postmodern open opportunities to form, classical architectural ornament into an imaginative form. In the 1980′s Deconstruction architecture which appeared “as if” breaking the unity and harmony of one of the standard composition of a design.
Again and again, people are becoming saturated with postmodern architecture and Deconstruction. Both trends point strongly to process geometric shapes into something more complex is to encourage people back to something essential, the architecture relies on pure geometric forms, elementary, point firmly in neutral shades or white.
1990s by Kliczkowski regarded as a turning point back bersinarnya minimalist architecture, as expressed in his book, Maximalism Maximalismo (Loft Publications, Spain, 2003).
Le Corbusier and Van der Rohe
The presence of back current minimalist architecture and its existence in the past can not be separated from the influence of Le Corbusier and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.
The expression of Mies van der Rohe “Less is more” (1923) which is very famous regarded as signifying the presence of minimalist architecture today.
Farnsworth House, a vacation home owned by Edith Farnsworth, Fox River, Illinois (1949-1951), and the Seagram Building is an example of an application expression of Van der Rohe. Luxury room setup grow from simplicity and grace in the open plan of arrangement detail the structure and architecture. Completion is structurally and architectural steel columns, steel beams, flat plates, and massive walls, transparent in the building itself that the “decorations”.
Purisme is Le Corbusier thought that states that pure forms such as balls, cubes, and pyramids have a timeless aesthetic law (the 1920s). Villa Savoye in Poissy is one of reflection.
Visually, this villa is formed from the composition of geometric shapes. There are no decorative elements. For Corbusier, the decor is just a tactic to hide the errors of development.
In addition to the composition of geometric shapes that characterize his work, Corbusier featuring a unique element, namely the use of ramps instead of stairs or bridges. Something that has not been prevalent at the time, but currently the architectural element that gives its own color for minimalist architecture.
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