Structural Rationalism

In the advent of industrialization which is marked by the affordability and mass production of construction of materials like iron steel and glass, an decoratorural school of thought emerged known as structural rationalism which punctuate the important and distinctive role of structural efficiency in the constitute of buildings including space requirements and designerural design.This philosophy was promoted by French architect Eugne Viollet-le-Duc whose theories were specifically written in his book, Discourses on architecture (Frampton). Viollet-le-Duc adhered to the restoration to the situate style of building vis a vis the abstract international style glary during his time.Belgian architect Victor Horta is one of the pioneering advocates of this architectural philosophy which he exemplified in the design of the Tassel Hotel in Brussels in 1892.The design featured open decorative iron balustrades shaped as a plant strand combined with local axial plans that resulted to a simple yet hit decorative work of art. Interior architecture involved rooms with unpredictable shapes blended with decorative painting and furniture.The masterpiece of Horta marked the commencement of the artifice Nouveau movement which was perpetuated and advanced by Hector Guimard, a French architect and furniture designer. (Pile) While maintaining highly decorative curved line that unremarkably follows a floral pattern, Guimard highlighted indigenousness of design that conformed to function and climate and so far patriotism.Guimards most famous designs are the entrances of the metro subway move in Paris that featured metal cast in curvilinear flowerlike lines meticulously designed in detail.By the early 20th century, Dutch architect Hendrik Petrus Berlage adhered to a return to the conservative objectives of true constructive rationalism that express simplicity of form and clarity of structure.He underscored the notion that the structure itself functions in the cosmea of space which reduce the need for decorative structures. This idea was embodied in the design of the Amsterdam Stock Exchange of 1903 and initiated the emergence for modernism.BIBLIOGRAPHYFrampton, Kenneth. Modern Architecture A Critical History. Oxford University Press, 1980Pile, John F. A history of interior design. Laurence great power Publishing, 2005