I have an introductory lecture about the influence of Japan on the United States below. The series of short videos after walk you through a few examples of the West's influence on Japan during the Meiji era. The architectural influences were very much a two way street during this time period. Notice the similarities between the Meiji Japanese architecture and Craftsman Style, Neo-classical influences, and of course Frank Lloyd Wright's Imperial Hotel (which looks quite similar in style to some of his work in CA.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRRWCubiKDA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_f6cKQRxPKg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Rd__bOEqZM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HTP8AxfS-o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAiG5kUeMrg Please consider the principles of Japanese architecture in conjunction with the De Stijl movement. 1. Do you believe that the Japanese principles of design influenced the design of the Rietveld Schroder House? Why? (2 paragraphs) 2. Do you believe that the ideals put forth in the readings by Van Doesburg are visible in the Rietveld Schroder House? Please select (write out) 2 quotes from either reading, and explain where in the house the ideas of this quote are manifested in physical form. (2-3 paragraphs) 3. Identify a piece of art, furniture or architecture that was not created by the De Stijl movement, but that has clearly been influenced by their aesthetic. Please embed an image of that project in this file. Explain why you think this piece is related to the De Stijl style. (2 paragraphs)

I have an introductory lecture about the influence of Japan on the United States below. The series of short videos after walk you through a few examples of the West's influence on Japan during the Meiji era. The architectural influences were very much a two way street during this time period. Notice the similarities between the Meiji Japanese architecture and Craftsman Style, Neo-classical influences, and of course Frank Lloyd Wright's Imperial Hotel (which looks quite similar in style to some of his work in CA.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRRWCubiKDA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_f6cKQRxPKg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Rd__bOEqZM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HTP8AxfS-o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAiG5kUeMrg Please consider the principles of Japanese architecture in conjunction with the De Stijl movement. 1. Do you believe that the Japanese principles of design influenced the design of the Rietveld Schroder House? Why? (2 paragraphs) 2. Do you believe that the ideals put forth in the readings by Van Doesburg are visible in the Rietveld Schroder House? Please select (write out) 2 quotes from either reading, and explain where in the house the ideas of this quote are manifested in physical form. (2-3 paragraphs) 3. Identify a piece of art, furniture or architecture that was not created by the De Stijl movement, but that has clearly been influenced by their aesthetic. Please embed an image of that project in this file. Explain why you think this piece is related to the De Stijl style. (2 paragraphs)