Blossomed in 1920's, International Architecture was an architectural style that framed the next generations. This was the peak of Modern Architecture in the 1920's. It's a variety of different countries that adopted the different elements and characteristics of Modern designs.
In Europe
Europe had the big three. Europe had prime Architects Walter Gropius, Mies van der Rohe and Le Corbusier. As you go through images of their structures, you'd never observe that they have some of the same design philosophies that they use in their structures. Most of their structures were characterized by simple forms (The Bauhaus started the use of simple forms, the use of squares + triangles + circles), they didn't like ornamentations, primary materials that consists of glass, steel and concrete.
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| Barcelona Pavillion by Mies van der Rohe |
I also saw some quotations from famous Architects that affects their design philosophy.
- Ornamentation is a crime
- Truth to materials
- Forms follows function
- Machines for living
I can sense that they were really perfectionist. All of them were following the quotation "God is in the details" Those 4 Architects were so perfectionist. With their respected structures, in changed the landscape of Architecture and introduced Architecture to the world with a different perspective.
In America
The United States of America, also had their own big three. A group composed of Architects named Louis Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright and Philip Johnson.
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| Toronto-Dominion Centre Toronto, Canada |
Philip Johnson started the movement in 1932 at the Museum of Modern Art. This was made because International Architects wanted to separate with functionalist principles. If you're going to look at their buildings, it has all the same characteristics, no ornaments, heavily glassed, majority materials are steel etc.
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