We talked a little about Beaux-Arts architecture last week in our post about New York City. Beaux-Arts architecture refers to the neoclassical architectural style that was taught at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. The style heavily influenced the architecture in the United States during the 1880s-1920s.
Richard Morris Hunt and Charles Follen McKim were the first American architects to attend the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. French architect, Constant-Désiré Despradelles, brought the Beaux-Arts curriculum to MIT in 1893 and the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design in New York City was formed in 1916.
The “Beaux-Arts” style is still celebrated today in the form of The Beaux Arts Ball, which is still being held in American architecture schools across the country. One of the most famous Beaux Arts Balls took place in New York City in 1931. The famous architects of the era dressed up as their landmark buildings.
See the photo of the architects below.
From Left to Right: Leonard Schultze as the Waldorf-Astoria, William Van Alen as the Chrysler Building, Ely Jacques Khan as the Squibb Building, Ralph Walker as the Wall Street Building, Arthur J.Arwine as a low pressure heating boiler, A. Stewart as the Fuller Building and Joseph Freelander as the Museum of the City of New York.
It’s a good thing these architects are better designers of buildings than costumes.
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