The Whites
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The Whites is an alternative name for the New York Five, a group of influential modernist architects known for their stark, white, geometric designs in the late 20th century.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | architectural group ⓘ |
| activeInDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| alternativeName | New York Five NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
formal autonomy of architecture
ⓘ
pure form and geometry ⓘ |
| associatedWithPublication | Five Architects NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| countryOfActivity |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designCharacteristic |
flat roofs
ⓘ
minimal ornamentation ⓘ open plans ⓘ pilotis and raised volumes ⓘ rectilinear volumes ⓘ ribbon windows and strip glazing ⓘ white-painted surfaces ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | architecture ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
European modernism
ⓘ
Le Corbusier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| member |
Charles Gwathmey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Hejduk NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Graves NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Eisenman NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Meier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
late modernism
ⓘ
modernist architecture ⓘ |
| notableFor |
abstract formal compositions
ⓘ
geometric designs ⓘ stark white buildings ⓘ |
| opposedBy | The Grays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence |
United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
international architecture discourse ⓘ |
| subjectOf | architectural theory debates in the 1970s ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.