Which of the following is identified as an Expressionist Architect?

• A. Erich Mendelsohn
• B. John Ruskin
• C. Juan Nakpil
• D. Guillermo Tolentino

Answer: (A)

Expressionist architecture uses bold, sculptural forms to convey emotion and energy, often bending traditional orders and creating dramatic silhouettes. Erich Mendelsohn is identified with this movement because his early buildings express movement and emotion through dynamic masses and sweeping geometries. The Einstein Tower in Potsdam is a quintessential example, with its curved brick volume and glass lantern that convey a sense of dramatic, almost theatrical, energy rather than restrained, purely functional design. The other names are associated with different disciplines or movements—Ruskin as a 19th‑century critic influenced Gothic Revival, and Nakpil and Tolentino are figures linked to Philippine architecture and sculpture, not Expressionist architecture.