Honestidad material. Castlecrag 1920-1937
ISSN: 2173-1616, 2171-6897
Year of publication: 2018
Issue Title: Arquitecturas al margen
Issue: 18
Pages: 28-41
Type: Article
More publications in: Proyecto, Progreso, Arquitectura
Abstract
The architecture produced in the early 20th century by what is known as the Chicago School led to a style that can be found far beyond its borders. Such is the case that many North American architects from that period have been considered members of the same group. They include Marion Mahony Griffin and Walter Burley Griffin, who also collaborated with Frank Lloyd Wright early on, developing several Prairie House projects. However, once they embarked on their own independent professional work on the Australian continent, the distance between America and Oceania allowed them to evolve what they had learnt from their masters towards a more personal language that strayed from their references. Even with recognizable origins, the architecture produced for the residential community of Castlecrag reflects singular structures quite unlike what was being produced in their home country and which, therefore, proved they were not simply disciples of the Chicago School but rather architects in search of their own language from the freedom of working at a distance.
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