of the Belgian National Institute of Radio Broadcasting (INR/NIR). The building was extensively renovated, and in 2002, it reopened as a cultural centre known as Le Flagey. Automobiles The defining event for streamline moderne design in the United States was the 1933–34 Chicago World's Fair, which introduced the style to the general public. The new automobiles adapted the smooth lines of ocean liners and airships, giving the impression of efficiency, dynamism, and speed. The grills and windshields tilted backwards, cars sat lower and wider, and they featured smooth curves and horizontal speed lines. Examples include the 1934 Chrysler Airflow and the 1934 Studebaker Land Cruiser. The cars also featured new materials, including bakelite plastic, formica, Vitrolight opaque glass, stainless steel, and enamel, which gave the appearance of newness and sleekness. Other later examples include the 1950 Nash Ambassador "Airflyte" sedan with its distinctive low fender lines, as well as Hudson's postwar cars, such as the Commodore, that "were distinctive streamliners—ponderous, massive automobiles with a style all their own". Planes, boats and trains Streamlining became a widespread design practice for aircraft, railroad locomotives, and ships. Industrial design Streamline style can be contrasted with functionalism, which was a leading design style in Europe at the same time. One reason for the simple designs in functionalism was to lower the production costs of the items, making them affordable to the large European working class. Streamlining and functionalism represent two different schools in modernistic industrial design. Other notable examples 1923 Mossehaus, Berlin. Reconstruction by Erich Mendelsohn and Richard Neutra 1926: Long Beach Airport Main Terminal, Long Beach, California 1928: Lockheed Vega, designed by John Knudsen Northrop, a six-passenger, single-engine aircraft used by Amelia Earhart 1928: Doctor's Building in Kyiv, Ukraine 1928–1930: Canada Permanent Trust Building in Toronto 1930: Strand Palace Hotel, London; foyer designed by Oliver Percy Bernard 1930–1934: Broadway Mansions, Shanghai, designed by B. Flazer of Palmer and Turner 1931: The Eaton's Seventh Floor in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, designed by Jacques Carlu, in the former Eaton's department store 1931: Napier, New Zealand, rebuilt in Art Deco and Streamline Moderne styles after a major earthquake 1931–1932: Plärrer Automat, Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany by later Nazi-collaborate architect Walter Brugmann 1931–1933: Hamilton GO Centre, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada by Alfred T. Fellheimer 1931–1944: Serralves House, Porto, Portugal, designed by José Marques da Silva 1932: Edifício Columbus, São Paulo, Brazil (demolished 1971) 1932: Arnos Grove Tube Station, London, England,