Architectural style that developed in Europe and the U.S. in the 1920s and '30s and dominated Western architecture in the mid 20th century.
The term was first used in 1932 by Henry-Russell Hitchcock and reinforced-concrete construction, and light, taut plane surfaces devoid of applied ornamentation. Walter Gropius , Ludwig Mies van der Rohe , and {{link=Le Corbusier">Le Corbusier are among the architects most clearly associated with the style. See also Bauhaus .
Savoye House, Poissy, Fr., an International Style residence by Le Corbusier, 1929–30
Pierre Belzeaux
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