The New York Five
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The New York Five were a group of influential late-20th-century American architects known for their rigorously geometric, white modernist designs and theoretical impact on postwar architecture.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural group
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collective of architects ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1970s
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late 1960s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Whites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
geometric modernism
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white modernism ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cooper Union
NERFINISHED
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Cornell University NERFINISHED ⓘ Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies NERFINISHED ⓘ Princeton University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| discipline |
architectural design
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architectural theory ⓘ |
| field | architecture ⓘ |
| formedIn | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | modernist architecture ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
emphasis on pure geometric volumes
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formal rigor ⓘ minimal ornamentation ⓘ predominantly white facades ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
architectural criticism
ⓘ
architectural education ⓘ |
| hasPublicationAbout | Five Architects ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
abstraction in architecture
ⓘ
autonomy of architecture ⓘ |
| influenced |
architectural theory in the United States
ⓘ
postmodern architecture discourse ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
International Style
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Le Corbusier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| member |
Charles Gwathmey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Hejduk NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Graves NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Eisenman NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Meier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | late-20th-century modernism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
rigorously geometric white designs
ⓘ
theoretical impact on postwar architecture ⓘ |
| notableWorkContext | residential architecture ⓘ |
| operatedIn | postwar period ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | New York metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence |
Europe
NERFINISHED
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North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Five Architects (book) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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