Evolution Of Modern Architecture

RISE OF MODERNISM AND MODERN ARCHITECTURE The evolution of modern architecture came in to being after the late ancient Greek, Roman and Neoclassical style etc. as a result of political, social revolutions, philosophical reasoning and primarily raised by technological and way of thinking which increase mode of production and new techniques through the period of 18th century rationalism movements (according to Oxford dictionary an 18th century intellectual movement in western Europe that emphasized reason and science in philosophy and in the study of human culture and natural world) New building materials available such as glasses, steels, irons and concretes which replaces

There is no doubt that a new architecture would improve towns and living situation of many, there is no doubt that a new modernism to an extent, solve some design problems by keeping abreast of technology. People are ready to accept new things includes discovery of new things such as electricity, telephone, and machines example car and new materials are becoming cheaper. The 20th century architects forget about the other ancient styles such as ancient Greek style, Roman style, Gothic style and Neoclassical styles and so on, in which the modern architecture is primarily achieved by technological and engineering development after the first world war, which bring change of mode of production “handmade to machine made” this period is called “Industrial Revolution” which started in Britian in 1750, this period people were using machine to produce things resulting new building materials such as steel, iron, concrete and glass resulting invention of new techniques. Meanwhile, Industrial Revolution brings

The diverse tendencies did not coalesce in to one after the war, as some histories would pretend, but the war imparted to the progressive architects born in the 1880s a new urgency and a new hope in their work like many of their generation, they were convinced that Europe had been given “a second chance” and architecture would necessarily occupied an important place in the new order. As a result of modern architecture style most of the buildings in America and other part of the world change the way it is such as concept of space, use of color, technological advancement, new building materials and above all “function is everything” the tradition to functionalism, in the ancient times mostly believed of traditional building materials, style and ideas but later after coming of modern architecture, style developed everything must have reason and