An architectural style that emerged in several European countries between 1910 and 1920 that joined structure and exterior design into a non-eclectic form based on rectangular geometry and growing out of the basic function and structure of the building.
Whereas Modernism refers to a complete break with the past, which was not so much a movement as a way of thinking, 'International Style' was the name of an exhibition in New York in the thirties and the name promptly stuck. Buildings by Le Corbusier, such as his Villa Savoie at Poissy near Paris and Walter Gropius' Bauhaus art school had flat roofs and large expanses of glass and were labelled as being international style.
A term coined by Philip Johnson and Henry Russell-Hitchcock for an exhibition at the MOMA in New York. It defined modern architecture's characteristics as absence of ornament, purity of form and the use of the flat roof.
The internationally recognized style of ballroom dancing. The 10 International dances are divided into two groups:(1) International Standard (Modern), consisting of Slow Waltz, Tango, Viennese Waltz, Slow Foxtrot, and Quickstep.(2) International Latin, consisting of Cha Cha, Samba, Rumba, Paso Doble, and Jive.
A post-World War II architectural and decorative style that emphasized simplicity and lacked ornamentation. Smooth surfaces, an extensive use of windows, and white walls are hallmarks of this pared-down style.
The term describes the particular style of Ballroom dances, as opposed to the American Style. In a narrower sense, it denotes the group of dances danced in International Style ballroom competitions. The group consistis of two categories: Standard and Latin.
A style of architecture which appeared in Europe between the 1920s and 1930s. Some of the characteristics included the use of new materials that allowed buildings to have outside walls of materials such as glass, instead of large heavy walls. The exterior of buildings had no decorations. Interiors were wide, open, free-flowing spaces instead of small, boxy rooms.
Functional modern furniture style developed in Europe during the 1920's and 1930's. The most important origin of this style was Germany's Bauhaus School. Simple lines and an absence of decoration are hallmarks of this design. Popular materials used included chrome and glass.
a movement that began before World War I that emphasizes function in architectural design and strips decorative elements and traditional stylistic approaches from the architectural vocabulary. It has dominated architecture since about 1950.
The International style was a major architectural trend of the 1920s and 1930s. The term usually refers to the buildings and architects of the formative decades of modernism, before World War II. The term had its origin from the name of a book by Henry-Russell Hitchcock and Philip Johnson which identified, categorised and expanded upon characteristics common to modernism across the world.