HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE 2

Ar. Diane A. Jose

•From the Dutch for "the style" – Dutch pronunciation: also known as
neoplasticism, — the new plastic art (or Nieuwe Beelding in Dutch),
was a Dutch artistic movement, founded in 1917.

•De Stijl was dedicated to abstraction that would create a universal response
from all viewers based on a quest for harmony and order.

•Among the founders of the movement were the painters Piet Mondrian and
Theo van Doesburg, who also established its journal, De Stijl (1917-1932)

•And Mies van der Rohe was among the most important proponent of its ideas
in architecture.
Characteristic:
It rejected all representation and restricted the
elements of artistic expression to the use of
straight lines, right angles, pure primary colors
(blue
blue,, red
red, and yellow
yellow), and the so-called non-
colors of black, gray, and white.
 EXAMPLES OF DE STIJL

THE RIETVELD SCHRÖDER HOUSE

by Gerrit Rietveld and client Truus Schröder
- the house featured steel beams and industrial railings set off by solid red and white walls. Sliding panels enabled the
occupant to choose between a single expansive space or separate sleeping, eating, bathing, or work rooms.