Home›Buildings and Structures›Style›International StyleStyles and MovementsInternational StyleEarly Modern Movement ArchitectureReference and ClassificationDevelopingThe name given by Henry-Russell Hitchcock and Philip Johnson, in the 1932 Museum of Modern Art exhibition and book, to the shared language of the new European architecture: volume rather than mass, regularity rather than symmetry, and no applied ornament. After the Second World War it became the default dress of the corporate office tower, the glass and steel box seen in every city.FactsInternational StyleConnectionsIn the Other AtlasesSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsPeriodWell-attestedfrom 1932 1The naming exhibition, Modern Architecture: International Exhibition, opened at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in February 1932; the buildings it gathered dated from the previous decade.PeriodWell-attestedto 1970 2Marks when the style's dominance of modern architecture gave way to postmodern and other critical reactions; some International Style buildings continued to be designed after this point.Origin RegionWell-attestedEurope, named in New York 1International StyleFilter Results18 entriesArchitectAllLe Corbusier (1)Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (3)Philip Johnson (1)Building FamilyAllArchitecturally Significant Houses (5)Bus and Transit Terminals (1)Historic Houses (Individual Landmarks) (2)Historic Houses of the Midwestern and Western United States (1)Historic Houses of Upstate New York (1)Skyscrapers and Office Towers (2)Tall Buildings of North America (3)Villas (4)Villas of Western and Northern Europe (4)World's Fair and Exhibition Pavilions (1)MaterialAllAluminum (1)Brick (1)Bronze (1)Concrete (1)Curtain Wall (1)Glass (5)Marble (2)Reinforced Concrete (2)Shotcrete (1)Stainless Steel (2)Steel (6)Structural Steel (2)Building TypeAllBus terminal (1)Exhibition Building (1)Farm (1)Historic house (1)House (8)Mansion (1)Office (1)Office Tower (2)Skyscraper (2)Completed YearAll1924 (1)1925 (1)1929 (2)1931 (1)1932 (1)1938 (2)1946 (1)1949 (1)1950 (1)1951 (1)1952 (1)1956 (1)1958 (1)1960 (2)1961 (1)1971 (1)1973 (1)Standing StatusAllStanding (18)GroupAllArchitecturally Significant Houses (5)Bus and Transit Terminals (1)Historic Houses of the Midwestern and Western United States (1)Historic Houses of Upstate New York (1)Skyscrapers and Office Towers (2)Tall Buildings of North America (3)Villas of Western and Northern Europe (4)World's Fair and Exhibition Pavilions (1)PlaceAllFrance (4)Mexico (1)Spain (1)United States (12)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 18A. Conger Goodyear HouseInternational StyleAdlai E. Stevenson II FarmInternational StyleBarcelona PavilionInternational StyleFarnsworth HouseInternational StyleGlass HouseInternational StyleKaufmann Desert HouseInternational StyleLever HouseInternational StyleLovell HouseInternational StyleOne Chase Manhattan PlazaInternational StylePort Authority Bus TerminalInternational StyleSeagram BuildingInternational StyleStahl HouseInternational StyleTorre LatinoamericanaInternational StyleVilla CavroisInternational StyleVilla NoaillesInternational StyleVilla Paul PoiretInternational StyleVilla SavoyeInternational StyleWillis TowerInternational StyleConnectionsAssociated WithThe Five Points of Architecture, Concepts Well-attested Editorial link from the concept to a related style, element, milestone or figure; no citation attachedThe International Style Named, Milestones Well-attested Source Encyclopedia BritannicaInfluencedMiesian Architecture, Styles and Movements Well-attested Miesian architecture is generally treated as a personal strand within the International Style Mies helped define.New Formalism, Styles and Movements Well-attested New Formalism emerged in the 1950s and 1960s partly as a reaction against the unornamented starkness of International Style modernism.Supermodernism, Styles and Movements Well-attested Supermodernism, a term coined by Hans Ibelings, describes a globalized late-20th-century continuation of International Style modernism.Influenced ByModernist Architecture, Styles and Movements Well-attested The 1932 exhibition's name for the shared language of the European modern movement.Source Encyclopedia BritannicaPrairie School, Styles and Movements Scholarly debate ConnectedWhy this is disputed. Wright's 1910 Wasmuth Portfolio reached European architects including early modernists, and historians widely note the connection, but how much it actually shaped International Style design as opposed to running in parallel with independent European developments is genuinely argued rather than settled.Source Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Official SiteNotable ExamplesA. Conger Goodyear House, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source A. Conger Goodyear House (Wikipedia)Adlai E. Stevenson II Farm, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Adlai E. Stevenson II Farm (Wikidata)tier 3Barcelona Pavilion, Buildings and Structures Well-attested A defining International Style pavilion.Farnsworth House, Buildings and Structures Well-attested A canonical International Style residence.Glass House, Buildings and Structures Well-attested A canonical International Style residence.Kaufmann Desert House, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Kaufmann Desert House - WikipediaLe Corbusier, Architects and Designers Well-attested Source Le Corbusier (Wikipedia)Lever House, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Lever House (Wikipedia)tier 3Lovell House, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Lovell House - WikipediaLudwig Mies van der Rohe, Architects and Designers Well-attested Source Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (Wikipedia)One Chase Manhattan Plaza, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Wikipedia: 28 Liberty StreetPhilip Johnson, Architects and Designers Well-attested Port Authority Bus Terminal, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Port Authority Bus Terminal - WikipediaSeagram Building, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Encyclopedia BritannicaStahl House, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Stahl House - WikipediaTorre Latinoamericana, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Torre Latinoamericana (Wikipedia)tier 3Villa Cavrois, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Villa Cavrois (Wikipedia)Villa Noailles, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Villa Noailles (Wikipedia)Villa Paul Poiret, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Villa Paul Poiret (Wikipedia)Villa Savoye, Buildings and Structures Well-attested A canonical work of the 1932 exhibition's International Style and of the wider modern movement.Source Encyclopedia BritannicaWalter Gropius, Architects and Designers Well-attested Source Walter Gropius (Wikipedia)Willis Tower, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Willis TowerIn the Other AtlasesOriginated InEuropeAlso in Geography Atlas: where this subject originated.Source Encyclopedia BritannicaSources1. Encyclopedia BritannicaEncyclopedia Britannica, Inc.britannica.com/art/International-Style-architecture, lead definitionInternational Style, architectural style that developed in Europe and the United States in the 1920s and ’30s and became the dominant tendency in Western architecture during the middle decades of the 20th century.Notable Examples: Villa SavoyeNotable Examples: Seagram BuildingInfluenced By: Modernist ArchitectureAssociated With: The International Style NamedView the Source2. WikipediaWikimedia Foundationen.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Style_(architecture), lead paragraphQuote, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Style_(architecture), lead paragraphThe International Style is a major architectural style and movement that began in western Europe in the 1920s and dominated modern architecture until the 1970s.View the SourceFrank Lloyd Wright Foundation Official SiteFrank Lloyd Wright FoundationInfluenced By: Prairie SchoolView the SourceWalter Gropius (Wikipedia)Notable Examples: Walter Gropius, intro: "a leading proponent of the International Style"View the SourceLudwig Mies van der Rohe (Wikipedia)Notable Examples: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, pioneer of modern/International Style architecture, Bauhaus directorView the SourceLe Corbusier (Wikipedia)Notable Examples: Le Corbusier, co-founder of the International Style with Gropius/MiesView the SourceWikipedia: Willis TowerWikipediaNotable Examples: Willis Tower, infobox architectural_style field: InternationalView the SourceWikipedia: 28 Liberty StreetNotable Examples: One Chase Manhattan Plaza, infobox architectural_style field: InternationalView the SourceKaufmann Desert House - WikipediaNotable Examples: Kaufmann Desert House, infobox architectural_style field: International StyleView the SourceVilla Noailles (Wikipedia)Notable Examples: Villa Noailles, infobox architectural_style field: International styleView the SourceVilla Cavrois (Wikipedia)Notable Examples: Villa Cavrois, infobox architectural_style field: International styleView the SourceVilla Paul Poiret (Wikipedia)Notable Examples: Villa Paul Poiret, infobox architectural_style field: International styleView the SourcePort Authority Bus Terminal - WikipediaNotable Examples: Port Authority Bus Terminal, Article bodyQuote, Notable Examples: Port Authority Bus Terminal, Article bodyThe original Mid-Manhattan Bus Terminal (now PABT's South Wing), built in the International Style, was opened on December 15, 1950.View the SourceLovell House - WikipediaNotable Examples: Lovell House, Infobox: architectureQuote, Notable Examples: Lovell House, Infobox: architectureInternational styleView the SourceStahl House - WikipediaNotable Examples: Stahl House, Infobox: architectureQuote, Notable Examples: Stahl House, Infobox: architectureInternationalView the SourceA. Conger Goodyear House (Wikipedia)Notable Examples: A. Conger Goodyear House, Infobox: architectureQuote, Notable Examples: A. Conger Goodyear House, Infobox: architectureInternational StyleView the SourceLever House (Wikipedia)tier 3Wikimedia FoundationNotable Examples: Lever House, IntroductionQuote, Notable Examples: Lever House, IntroductionConstructed from 1950 to 1952, the building was designed by Gordon Bunshaft and Natalie de Blois of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) in the International Style, a 20th-century modern architectural style.View the SourceTorre Latinoamericana (Wikipedia)tier 3Wikimedia FoundationNotable Examples: Torre Latinoamericana, Wikipedia categoriesQuote, Notable Examples: Torre Latinoamericana, Wikipedia categoriesCategory:International Style architectureView the SourceAdlai E. Stevenson II Farm (Wikidata)tier 3Wikimedia FoundationNotable Examples: Adlai E. Stevenson II Farm, Wikidata P149Quote, Notable Examples: Adlai E. Stevenson II Farm, Wikidata P149architectural style: International StyleView the SourceInternational Style (Wikipedia)In Group: Early Modern Styles of Europe, Lead paragraphQuote, In Group: Early Modern Styles of Europe, Lead paragraphThe International Style is a major architectural style and movement that began in western Europe in the 1920s and dominated modern architecture until the 1970s.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.