Study: Counterpoint

A new aesthetic emerged in the ‘50s. Bruce Goff and his students wanted to explore new themes and motifs. Flying saucers, oneiric shapes, natural forms, vernacular buildings, and non-western architecture became sources of inspiration at the OU School of Architecture. As Goff declared: “We have need for accomplishment…We draw our own problems […] our aim is to develop architecture in this University for this part of the country. The copiers -the eclectics- learn how the Parthenon was built and follow its pattern…but they say, ‘you poor fools, you haven’t a chance.’ They expect to stand still. We expect to go forward.”