Third Generation of Modern Architecture and Contemporary Spanish Architecture. Jørn Utzon’s Legacy
Third Generation of Modern Architecture and Contemporary Spanish Architecture. Jørn Utzon’s Legacy

Summary/Abstract: Jørn Utzon has had a significant influence upon contemporary architecture across the world, and his legacy has inspired many outstanding contemporary architects, particularly in Australia, Denmark and Spain. While Alvar Aalto is considered to be at the forefront of the Second Generation of modern architects, who responded to the orthodoxy of the Modern Movement and the earlier interpretation of functionalism in a humanistic-oriented architecture, Utzon is the central figure of the “Third Generation of modern architecture in the 20th century,” who reacted against the dogmas of modern architecture altogether, leading it into “a new phase of criticism, renewal and maturity.” As Christian Norberg-Schulz writes, “the First Generation of modern architects liberated space, the Second returned things to us, and the Third, with Utzon as the protagonist, has united it all as a down-to earth expression. In this way he has opened up the way for the future generations of the new tradition.”

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