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media type="file" key="quiz 2.wma" align="center"Modernist architecture in Valencia

The modernism is an international style around all Europe that started ending the XIX century till the beginnings of the XX century. It recived the names of art nouveau in France, modern style in England, Jugendstill in Germany, Sezessionstill in Austria and Floreale and Liberty style in Italy. The modernist style was born as a reaction to the historical styles during the XIX century in art and decoration and also to the racionalism that came with the industrial revolution.

The modernism was developed In Europe and also in America, but just in Spain it was developed as a collective style which advanced from architecture to the other arts. The artist started using waving and curve forms which were associated to organic forms connected to the nature. The modernist artists were able to develop these forms thanks to the machines invented by the industry that brought new materials as concrete and glass and new ways of construction which made possible to make all this curve and waving forms that hadn´t been used before.

One of the main architects to name in the modernism in Spain are J. Martorell and L. Domènech i Montaner, they worked specially with the Catalan architecture combining the medieval style with orientalism and progresism. Also, one of the most famous modernist artist is Gaudí. He is known for his extreme conection to nature. He took the curve forms to another level not using them just as details but as the whole building it self, he designed amazing buildings such as “ el parque Güell” and “la casa Milá ”, both with an extreme similarity to natural forms.

Because of the progressive growing of the Valencia city during this period it was necessary to make new buildings, that´s why we can see in this city in particular very important building of the modernist style such as the north station, placed in the very heart of the city built between 1906 and 1917 designed by Demetrio Rives, in which façade we can admire vegetable motives, oranges and azahar flowers. //The North Station. // // The central market //

// The Chapa house //

The modernisms was a very important movement in architecture because it was a revolution that ended with the idea that the only way of making architecture was by following the classic and standardized styles that were used before. By the Industrial revolution people began to want more, to experiment with new forms, new materials and use the architecture to actually create places to live in, instead of creating places to look at. New materials were used, new forms were developed but there is nothing compare to the organic forms which were used in Spain, leaving all classic stiles and following one thought: Making architecture with a full connection with nature.