International Style of Architecture
Le Corbusier
Born Charles-Édouard Jeanneret Swiss architect who is the most famous within this style. Also considered to be one of the most important 20th century architects. "The house is a machine for living." Towards a New Architecture The house should help you live more efficiently.
Influences for the International Style
Concerned with form Manifested itself in office buildings where the form was part of corporate identity
International Style in the US
Concerned with form Manifested itself in office buildings where the form was part of corporate identity
Material Characteristics of the International Style of Architecture
Reinforced concrete, steel, glass, and cantilevers Structure allows any skin and window placement.
Le Corbusier's 5 Points of Architecture
Supported by pilotis (stilts) Ribbon windows Roof top garden Open plan Free designs of the facade
Aesthetic Principles of International Style of Architecture
White surfaces Simple rectangular volumes Flat roofs Regularity as opposed to asymmetry Expanse of glass or strip windows (ribbon windows) Technical perfection Fine proportions in place of ornamentation
Philip Johnson & Henry Russell Hitchcock
Authored the book: "The International Style: Architecture Since 1922" Published in 1932 Outlines the principles of the style.
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Barcelona Model No. MR90, 1929
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Barcelona Pavilion International Style (Architecture) 1929
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Barcelona Pavilion - Interior International Style (Architecture) 1929
Le Corbusier
Dom-ino House International Style (Architecture) 1914 Project for a prefabricated house. Designed with efficiency and expense in mind.
Frank Lloyd Wright
Falling Water International Style (Architecture) 1935-1937
Mies Van Der Rohe
Farnsworth House International Style (Architecture) 1946-1951
Philip Johnson
Glass House (Missing Image) International Style (Architecture) 1949 New York City
Le Corbusier and Charlotte Perriand
LC1, 1928
Le Corbusier and Charlotte Perriand
Lounge Chair, 1928
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Model No. MR10, (Missing Image) 1927
Le Corbusier
Pavilion of the New Spirit International Style (Architecture) 1925 Paris
Le Corbusier
Pavilion of the New Spirit (Interior) International Style (Architecture) 1925 Considered to be one of France's most innovative contributions Le Corbusier used readily available furniture such as the bentwood chair produced by Michael Thonet
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Seagram's Building
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Side chair designed in (Missing Image) 1927 and produced in 1930
Le Corbusier
The Citrohan House International Style (Architecture) 1922 With the International Style there is a strong interest in a universal vocabulary Built on pilotis Pilotis are supports
Le Corbusier
The Villa Savoye In Poissey 1928-1931 International Style (Architecture) Showed his interest in the new aesthetic for a new way of life The machine is his inspiration Philosophy of the house as a machine evident
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Tugendhat House International Style (Architecture) 1928-1930
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Tugendhat House-Interior Living Area International Style (Architecture) 1928-1930 Onyx wall Designed furniture Prompted debate concerning its livability Companion of Barcelona Pavilion
Le Corbusier
Villa Savoye (Interior) International Style (Architecture) 1928-1931 Poissey, France Designed furniture and sculpture included in interior Free flowing space
Mies Van Der Rohe
Worked in Behren's office in 1908-1911 Director of the Bauhaus 1930-1933
New Bauhaus in Dessau
• Designed by Walter Gropius. • Workshop areas are completely glass-faced.