Futurist architecture
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Futurist architecture is an early-20th century form of architecture born in Italy, characterized by long dynamic lines, suggesting speed, motion, urgency and lyricism: it was a part of Futurism, an ar
Perspective drawing from La Città Nuova by Sant'Elia, 1914.
Lingotto factory in Turin (1923). With its test track on the roof, it was recognized in 1934 as the first futurist invention in architecture
Villa Figini by Luigi Figini in Milan, 1935
Civil Justice Centre, Manchester (2008) by Denton Corker Marshall, notable for its cantilevers and straight lines.
Googie architecture
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Googie architecture is a type of futurist architecture influenced by car culture, jets, the Atomic Age and the Space Age. It originated in Southern California from the Streamline Moderne architecture
Futurist architecture
…enthusiasm towards the Space Age, the Atomic Age, the car culture, and the wide use of plastic. For example, this trend is found in the architecture of Googies in the 1950s in California. Futurism in this case is not a style, but a rather free and uninhibited architectural approach, which is why it was…
Norms Restaurants location on La Cienega Boulevard in Los Angeles
Googie-style car wash
Classic Googie sign at Warren, Ohio drive-in
Patio tables at the Bob's Big Boy restaurant in Burbank, California