Archetecture

1. Architecture was for the rich and businesses before the 1920'S

2.The distrust of decoration in the beginning of early modernism, was due to the Victorian style of mass quantities of elaborate decorations, while in modernism the less useless decoration the better.

3. Louis Sullivan philosophy on architecture was that the exterior of the building should reflect the interior function of the building.

4. The first time skeletal construction was used in Architecture was in 1871-2 to create the Chocolate works by Jules Saulinier.

5.Ludwig Miles van der Rohe's belief on glass but also his overall architecture was to reflect nature in his buildings.
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6. A few of the elements of the Bauhaus were the simplicity of line and materials, also trying to attain the maximum interior space of the building, and minimalism.

7. Frank Lyod Wright: Believed in making his building blend in with its natural surroundings. He did this by building his buildings from natural materials, such as wood, stone, etc.
Corbusier: Believed in maximizing space, he used glass and concrete mostly, to make quick, stark buildings.