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Architectural history

the modern architecture of the 1920s and 1930s defined by volume over mass, regularity over axial symmetry and the absence of applied ornament.

In architectural history, International Style refers to the modern architecture of the 1920s and 1930s defined by volume over mass, regularity over axial symmetry and the absence of applied ornament. This meaning comes from Hitchcock and Johnson (1932) in The international style.[1]

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References

Hitchcock, H.-R., & Johnson, P. (1932). The international style. W. W. Norton. ISBN 9780393003116

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