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| Famous Chicago Buildings. |
Chicago, IL. This is the quintessence of international office tower architecture: a uniform curtain wall wrapped' on a steel frame.
POPULAR PERIOD: (1940 --1970) (mainly (1950-1970) for office towers and other highrise buildings).
IDENTIFIABLE CHARACTERISTICS:
Modern structural and material principles: concrete, glass and steel are the most common; sometimes reveal the skeleton structure, reveal its structure; Nonessential decorations are rejected; ribbon windows and corner windows are a feature of the style; glass strips are just as important as "curtain wall" strips; balance and regularity are admired and encouraged; flat roof, no rim. There are usually thin sheets of metal and smooth spokes separating large singleglazed windows between floors. The high-rise building is square and has no decorations or decorations other than its stylish exterior in steel, glass and plastic. Hence the term "anonymous glass showcase".
An international "style" far more radical than Art Deco or Art Nouveau was promoted as a solution for those who despise Art Deco. However, the general application is the same. It was rarely used in residential buildings, and in the 1970s it was used more in commercial and institutional buildings. With the exception of housing, International Style forms completely dominated American architecture from the 1950s to the late 1970s. This (anti)style represented the pinnacle of the modernist movement in the United States and Europe.
In the late 1920s, American architects and clients increasingly believed that European modernism was both visually progressive and structurally appropriate. After World War II, American interests were characterized by a confident and enthusiastic desire to "join the enterprise of progress." The ideas of the earlier International Style that emerged in the 1920s and 1930s are still very strong, and so the style flourished during the first great construction boom, in (1948--1949).The main architect and proponent of the style after the war was Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, who believed in structural honesty and designed some of the first glass and walled office towers in the 1960s. 1950.
Pragmatism never became a driving force across the United States, especially in Europe. Commercial architecture is becoming an increasingly important form of publicity. The building provides an image of a self-promotion business. Also known by critics as "Anonymous Glass Coffins" due to their lack of distinctive style, "Missian Glass Coffins" have appeared in cities and towns in the United States and Europe since the late 1980s. From the 1950s to the 1970s. New York's World Trade Center Tower (circa 1974) is literally the height of a 1970s international style office tower and Chicago's Sears Tower (formerly). Click here to see more international style photos from Flickr.
Cleveland, Ohio. The International High Tower is designed according to a much more neoclassical structure.
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| Empire State Buildin. |
Built in 1929--1931, the Empire State Building (right) is a turning point between the Art Deco style and the International style. Although considered Art Deco in popular stories due to its obvious Art Deco upper floors, pointed lids and interior design elements, the tower's main pillar represents a minimalist cosmopolitan style. The shorter turret shown on the left is the International style of the post-war version.