[Reflections] unit summary

The Crystal Palace

This unit was about finding modernism.  In the early 1800s architects started working with glass and iron.  The most known building that was built of glass and iron is the Crystal Palace, in London.  It was designed by Joseph Paxton in 1851.  Paxton designed the building to be built around the trees that were already there.  Then America wanted one so they had a foe one built in New York in 1853. 

            Then in the later 1800s they added concrete to the glass and metal.  In Chicago five buildings were built.  The Marshall Field Warehouse by H.H. Richardson in 1885-1887.  The Home Insurance Building by William Jenny in 1883-1885.  The Monadnock Building by Burnham and Root in 1889-1891.  The Reliance Building by Burnham and Root in 1883-1885.  The Marshall Field & Co. by Daniel Burnham.

            Then in the early 1900s, the race for height started and used concrete, steel, and glass.

            Frank Lloyd Wright was a famous and great architect in the later 1800s, early 1900s.  He designed using horizontal lines.  He designed his house and studio in Oak Park, in 1889-1909.  He designed lots of houses and churches.  His Robie House, built in 1909,