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8 pages in length. The writer discusses modern architecture as it relates to the Eames House and Gaudi's Casa Mila. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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subsequent architectural endeavors. According to Jokilehto, modernity is "in the plurality of expressions that represent our contemporary culture. In all periods, architecture has been a creative response to
particular needs" (Jokilehto 4). Theoretical and technological foundation, as such, represents the primary modification throughout this period of change, as everything old is forcibly moved toward the past.
Nonconformity now took over as the leading force, with cultural retrospection becoming all but obsolete. Nowhere is this more evident than with American artists and architects Charles and Ray
Eames and Spanish-born Antonio Gaudi. II. INSPIRED ARCHITECTURE Thrown into the mix along with all other designers of their time, the Eames
were forced to come to terms with the notion of modernity and the tremendous impact it was having upon tried-and-true architectural projects. Inasmuch as "architects and engineers were seeking
solutions to problems resulting from new functions" (The Eames House) all over the world, the same was happening in America where those like the Eames were "gradually leading to the
rationalization of construction methods" (The Eames House). Innovation became the watchword during this time of change, and the Eames embraced its uniqueness with open arms. Said Ray Eames:
"Modern architecture -- not a style. A philosophy of life" (The Eames House). From Charles and Ray Eames imagination came extravagance, detail
and an unending quest for space, an influence they treasured from other architects who utilized a spatial tendency. No longer bound by the stagnant imagination of limited space and
materials, Charles and Ray allowed themselves to create an architectural masterpiece by manipulating color and form, materials and shapes, spending their entire careers designing buildings with a context that was
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