Zoom In: International Style Architecture

Developed in the 1920s and 30s, International Style architecture came out of the modernist movement. Getty Research Institute defined the style as, “architecture that emerged in Holland, France, and Germany after World War I and spread throughout the world, becoming the dominant architectural style until the 1970s. The style is characterized by an emphasis on volume over mass, the use of lightweight, mass-produced, industrial materials, rejection of all ornament and colour, repetitive modular forms, and the use of flat surfaces, typically alternating with areas of glass.”

Major influencers of the style include Le Corbusier and the Bauhaus School in Germany.

The style was used most often for commercial or institutional buildings and less often for residential structures.

CLICK HERE to learn how the architects of the Chandler project were influenced by this style.