The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
University of Pittsburgh, College of General Studies
Five 20th Century Houses
Fall Semester 2022
Architectural masterworks of the twentieth century, examining five houses built
at the turn of the century, preludes to the Modern movement that would follow. Each lecture will focus on one house and the architect behind it, examining their schematic strategies, theoretic postulates, and material executions, pioneering the future of architecture.
Lecture 1: Behrens House (Peter Behrens, Darmstadt, Germany, 1900-1901) Aug. 30, 2022
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Lecture 2: Casa Batlló (Antoni Gaudí, Barcelona, Spain, 1904-1906) 10am Sept. 6, 2022
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Lecture 3: Gamble House (Charles & Henry Greene, Pasadena, California, 1908-1909) 10am Sept. 13, 2022
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Lecture 4: Robie House (Frank Lloyd Wright, Chicago, Illinois, 1909-1910) 10am Sept. 20, 2022
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Lecture 5: Steiner House (Adolf Loos, Vienna, Austria, 1910) 10am Sept. 27, 2022
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