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Pierre Chareau: Maison de Verre
Pierre Chareau: Maison de Verre: Images and enthusiastic student's description of Pierre Chareau's Maison de Verre, Paris, France (1932), a landmark of the International Style. (International Modern)
http://hometown.aol.com/hazeej/chareau.html |
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Docomomo International
Docomomo International: Non-profit organization devoted to the documentation and conservation of buildings, sites and neighbourhoods of the modern movement. Includes aims, activities, publications and conferences. (International Modern)
http://www.docomomo.com/ |
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Functionalism and the City of Viipuri
Functionalism and the City of Viipuri: A study by E.T. Dankwa of the 1930s Modernist architecture in the then-Finnish city of Viipuri, featuring works like Alvar Aalto's Viipuri Municipal Library. (International Modern)
http://www.greatgridlock.net/Viipuri/viipuri.html |
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The Canberra House
The Canberra House: A history of modernist residential architecture in Australia's capital. House profiles, architect biographies, essays on styles and a history of Canberra. (International Modern)
http://www.canberrahouse.com.au |
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Italian Futurist Architecture (1909-1944)
Italian Futurist Architecture (1909-1944): The architects, architecture and theory of an avantgarde architectural movement. Italian with English translations beneath. (International Modern)
http://www.rebel.net/~futurist/ |
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2 Willow Road, London
2 Willow Road, London: The National Trust describes this bold design by one of the British Modern Movement's leading figures, Ernö Goldfinger. History, images and visitor information. (International Modern)
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/places/2willowroad/ |
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Modcom
Modcom: The Modern Committee is a Los Angeles-based volunteer group formed in response to the rapid destruction of post-WWII buildings. Includes listings of endangered and destroyed Modern buildings in southern California. (International Modern)
http://www.modcom.org/ |
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From Here To Modernity
From Here To Modernity: The story of the Modern Movement and its affect on Britain, to complement a BBC2/ Open University TV series. History, architect's profiles, images, dates and descriptions of key buildings. (International Modern)
http://www.open2.net/modernity/ |
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Villa Cavrois
Villa Cavrois: This plea for the preservation of a landmark of the Modern Movement in France, designed by Robert Mallet-Stevens in 1932, includes a history and photographs. (International Modern)
http://www.nordnet.fr/mallet-stevens/ |
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The Bauhaus
The Bauhaus: An illustrated history by Greg Flores of the new art school formed in Post World War One Germany, with bibliography. (International Modern)
http://www2.ucsc.edu/people/gflores/bauhaus/b1.html |
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I. G. Farben Building
I. G. Farben Building: Chip Chapin's photographs and history of the complex built l928-31 for Farben to the Bauhaus design of Hans Poelzig. Now part of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. (International Modern)
http://www.angelfire.com/ny/IGFarben/index.html |
Additional
Information: Also known as the International Style, it was created in the early 20th century in Europe and America and is characterized by asymmetrical compositions, cubic shapes, lack of decoration and the use of metal and glass.
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