XX - XXI centuries
Minimalism
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The German architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe defined the main idea of this movement as “Less is more”. Various architects in different countries of the world worked in this style. The greatest popularity of minimalism in the last century falls on the 1960s.
Key ideas:
– Simplicity of forms, lack of decorations and décor.
– Japanese philosophy had a great influence on the development of the style. In particular, the Zen concepts of minimalism.
– Much attention is paid to the importance of space and volume.
Representatives of minimalism in architecture: John Pawson, Kazuyo Sejima, Tadao Ando, Alberto Campo Baeza, Eduardo Souto de Moura, Álvaro Siza Vieira.
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Swiss architects, grouped in 1997, Pritzker Prize winners (2001). In their approach to architecture, they have always been characterized by an ascetic variant of minimalism, an original combination of great formal ingenuity and subtle references to architectural archetypes, especially from Central European architecture; and meticulous, almost manic attention to detail, materials and textures.
1978