The international style in architecture developed in the 1920s they used modern materials such as; steel, glass, and reinforced concrete, more characteristics were rectilinear forms, open interior spaces, light and no ornaments . It was invented in 1931 by Alfred H. Barr Jr., for the title of a catalogue, International Style: Architecture since 1922. Barr identified a universal style that transcended national borders - the like of which have not been seen in Western art and architecture since the Middle ages, when the so called International Gothic style had flourished across Europe.
International style belonged to the work of Modern Movement architects and designers who joined function and technology with a geometry form to produce a pared-down modern aesthetic. It refers to works that belong to Le Corbusier and his followers though the greatest designers of that time were Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe and Walter Gropius. After the 1920 and 30s some designers such as Eero Saarinen and Charles Eames sought to personalise the style by using sculptural form and the contrasting of geometric and organic shapes, while Kenzo Tange and others took a valid conclusion in the creation of Brutalism; exposing rough-cast concrete and rigid stiff geometry.
One of the most famous examples of the International Style is the United Nations Secretariat building, originally designed by an international team of architects including Le Corbusier, Oscar Niemeyer, and Wallace Harrison.
Villa Savoye is house designed from Le Corbusier and it was one of the famouse houses in the modern movement.Its located in a suburb near Paris, the house is as beautiful and functional as a machine. IT has no historical ornament, it is pure with colour, openness and light.
Another International style house designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, The Farnsworth House was constructed and designed between 1945 and 51. As you can see there's a lot of symetry and nautraly light. the materials used to build this house are metal and glass. No historical ornament and very pure with the white.
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