Design Evolution: Chicago’s Century of Progress and World Fairs of the 1930s Video Event
About the Event:
When Chicago’s 1933-34 Century of Progress International Exposition was being planned and built, organizers wanted to design a distinctly modern fair but were unsure what that meant. They eventually arrived at a definition of modern that was not based on a specific aesthetic style, but instead on the use of new materials and construction processes that would meet the functional needs of a modern society. As they planned the fair, its architecture evolved from neoclassicism--the preliminary concept for the exposition--to Art Deco, with the earliest pavilions constructed with design features found at the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris; to modernism and streamlining.
This richly illustrated talk will explore the evolution of designs produced for the Century of Progress Exposition, focusing on the Art Deco pavilions, and the influence of the Chicago exposition on the designs for the other American expositions, including the 1939-40 New York World’s Fair.
This recorded video event includes the original PowerPoint––with wonderful images that you will be able to see directly on your computer screen, tablet, or mobile device.
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