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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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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. By the mid-1950s, modernism had evolved, inspired by the work of Le Corbusier, into what was termed the New Brutalism, with its emphasis on rigid lines and harsh concrete forms. A landmark building of the time was Denys Lasdun’s Royal National Theatre on London’s Southbank, while Brutalism became the style-of-choice for the functional urban design of shopping centres, social housing, office buildings, multi-storey car parks, and so on. The leading proponents were the Smithsons and James Stirling. New town developments, such as Milton Keynes in 1967, began to adopt the most neo- vernacular Postmodernist styles, inspired by those taking shape in America. [ edit]
Dutch Modernism
Dutch architects played a leading role in the development of modernist architecture.