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051-0315-01L 2 Credits DS D-GESS , D-ARCH
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History of Architecture and Art V

Architektur- und Kunstgeschichte V

Lecturers & Examiners: Prof. Dr. Andreas Tönnesmann
VVZ CR n/a

Last Updated: 2026-02-05 15:06:44

Abstract

Chicago: The invention of Modernism

Objective

Deepen the basic knowledge

Content

After the great fire of 1879, the rebuilding of Chicago led to the emergence of American Modernism. Henry H. Richardson, Louis H. Sullivan, Daniel H. Burnham, and others concentrated initially on the building of the Loop, Chicago’s city center, where new approaches to urban architecture were explored in office buildings, hotels, and buildings dedicated to the arts. Around the turn of the century, Frank Lloyd Wright and the Prairie School founded a form of domestic architecture in the western suburbs that fused America’s traditions and myths with contemporary needs. A further trend was then set by the contributions of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, who from his base in Chicago set the course for postwar Modernism. The lecture-course will identify the characteristics and programs of the three Chicago Schools and investigate their interactions with European Modernism

General Information

Language
German
Levels
DS
Frequency
Yearly recurring

Examination

Type
end-of-semester examination

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
lecture Architektur- und Kunstgeschichte V
  • Thu 09:45-10:30 (HIL E 7)
1 h weekly

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