UNIT I0

MODERNISM
 1. Get ready !
1. What are some design characteristics of modern
architecture?
Structures built in the modern style have several key
characteristics .
• Designs are based on how the building is used,
rather than on visual appeal.
• They lack decoration and details that are
unnecessary.
• One feature that makes modern architecture easy
to identify is that it does not hide structural
details.
 1. Get ready !
2.What are some matrerials used in modern architecture?
Modern architecture uses many kinds of materials.
• Metals like iron and steel are commonly seen
• Concrete, brick, and stone are other widely-used
materials.
• Transparent sheet glass is often used to create
walls.
• Modern architects use materials in their most
basic or natural forms.
Reading:Architectural Styles Modernism

What shapes did Bauhause architects use?

Bauhause architects were known for using
simple shapes with flat surfaces. They preferred
open plans with no
 2.Reading : Architectural Styles
Modernism
Read the text and complete the table

Architectural Style Design Features

1. Bauhause 1.Simple shapes, flat surfaces,and open palns
2. International Style 2. Frequent use of transparency
3. Brutalism 3. Concrete and brick to achieve a heavy feel
 3.Vocabulary
EXPRESSIONS MEANINGS
1. efficient
1. B
2. machine
2. A
3. decoration
3. D
4. monolithic
4. G
5. transparency
5. E
6. functionalism
6. F
7. Brutalism
7. C
8. International Style
8. H
4.Vocabulary
1. Form follows function
2. Bauhaus
3. Stark
4. Modernism
5. Open plan
6. Truth to materials
7. Sheet glass
8. industrial
 Listening: 6 & 7
PART 6 PART 7
1. F
1. International Style
2. T
2. What you’d expect
3. F
3. Open floor plans
4. Care for
5. For everybody
6. Both styles
 8.Speaking
With a partner act out the roles below based on the
Task 7 and then switch roles.
Student A: You are a student. Talk to Student B
about
• Modern architectural principles
• The characteristics of Modern styles
• The priciples behind modern style

Student B: You are a professor. Talk to Student A

about modern architectural priciples.
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9.Writing