New Formalism (architecture)

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associates, 1966

New Formalism is an

Edward Durrell Stone's New Delhi American Embassy (1954), which blended the architecture of the east with modern western concepts, is considered to be the symbolic start of New Formalism architecture.^[2]

Common features of the New Formalism style include:

Use of traditionally rich materials such as travertine, marble, and granite or man-made materials that mimic their luxurious qualities
Buildings usually set on a podium
Designed to achieve modern monumentality
Embraces classical precedents, such as arches,
entablatures
Smooth wall surfaces
Delicacy of details
Formal landscape; use of pools, fountains, and a sculpture within a central plaza^[2]

Notable architects

Notable examples

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

Jakarta, Indonesia

McGregor Memorial Conference Center, Detroit, Michigan (1958)
Pacific Science Center, Seattle, Washington (1962)
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
, New York City (1962/69)
Memphis International Airport, Memphis, Tennessee (1963)
Uptown Campus, University at Albany, SUNY, Albany, New York (1964)
2 Columbus Circle, New York City (1964)
Northwestern National Life Building, Minneapolis (1965)
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California (1964)
Equitable Building, Los Angeles, 1969
Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, New Haven (1963)
Cambridge Tower, Austin, Texas (1965)
Old World Trade Center, Lower Manhattan, New York City (1966)
Ahmanson Theater
, Los Angeles, California (1967)
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles (1965)
United States Confluence Theater - now John H. Wood Federal Courthouse, San Antonio, Texas (1968)
The Forum
, Inglewood, California (1967)
Wilshire Colonnade, Los Angeles, California (1970)
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C. (1971)
Teacher Retirement System of Texas Headquarters, Austin, Texas (1973)
Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta, Indonesia (1978)
Weber County Main Library, Ogden, Utah (1968)

References

^ Wiffen, Marcus, American Architecture Since 1780: A Guide to the Styles, The M.I.T. Press, Cambridge Massachusetts, 1969
^ ^a ^b "Architectural Styles in Fullerton: New Formalism". fullertonheritage.org. Archived from the original on 2017-11-29. Retrieved 2014-12-30.

[1] Wiffen, Marcus, American Architecture Since 1780: A Guide to the Styles, The M.I.T. Press, Cambridge Massachusetts, 1969

[fullertonheritage.org-2] "Architectural Styles in Fullerton: New Formalism". fullertonheritage.org. Archived from the original on 2017-11-29. Retrieved 2014-12-30.

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