Phoebus Panigyrakis
Marcel Breuer, Modern Architecture Between Europe and the United States
Phoebus Panigyrakis highlights the significance of Marcel Breuer’s transatlantic influence in architecture. The US embassy in The Hague, along with other projects by Breuer’s architecture firm, embodies a heritage of international exchange inherent in the modernist movement. The jump from Bauhaus’ white cubist compositions to the sculptural spectacles of Brutalism, the tactile experience of craftsmanship in tandem - not instead of - mass production, as well as the media-friendliness and visual appeal of the designs, are common characteristics of the evolving modernist movement of the 20th century. Panigyrakis’s presentation draws upon materials from personal and institutional archives, as well as collaborative efforts with TU Delft students, to examine Marcel Breuer's transatlantic influence.