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Modernist architecture
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Introduction
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History
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Principles and characteristics
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International variations
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American Modernism
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British Modernism
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Dutch Modernism
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Germanic Modernism
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Italian Modernism
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Nordic Modernism
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Brazilian Modernism
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Content: The ‘ International Style ’, as it was referred to, flourished in the US post-World War II, and was identified most famously by the design of high-rise corporate office buildings by the likes of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (see the Seagram Building above). The Chicago School of Architecture was established in the wake of this architectural migration by the likes of Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius, as they educated young architects in much the same way as in the Bauhaus . Modernism developed further in the 1960s, as architects such as Louis Kahn and Eero Saarinen began to react against the International Style, disenchanted by the sterile aestheticism of much post-war urban design. Kahn introduced principles from the Beaux Arts style, while Robert Venturi encouraged the study of the vernacular and commercial landscapes. Gradually, these developments gave rise to Postmodernism as the most dominant style in the United States by the early-1980s, with many countries around the world following their lead . [ edit]
British Modernism
In Britain, classicism remained a strong influence well into the early-20th century, with an emphasis on Tudor revivalism and the Arts and Crafts movement. Modern materials such as steel and concrete were adopted by architects, but more-often-than-not they would be hidden by traditional Portland stone . In the 1920s, Art Deco began to emerge across Britain, most commonly in the design of the new cinemas that were increasingly popular. Peter Behrens’ New Ways in Northampton was one of the first modernist buildings in 1925, but this and others like it were seen as ‘exercises in modernity’ rather than being a genuine template for a new kind of urban design . With the arrival of several leading European architects in the inter-war period, Britain began to develop more modernist architecture, such as the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill, and Highpoint I – among the best in the world.