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architecture that renounced ornament and pretended nations don't exist.
means a 20th-century architectural movement defined by glass, steel, rectilinear forms, and the absence of applied decoration, meant to be equally at home anywhere on earth.
from named by henry-russell hitchcock and philip johnson for their 1932 moma exhibition, which packaged the disparate work of european modernists like le corbusier, gropius, and mies van der rohe into one tidy, exportable label.
moma christeningthe show that named a movement retroactively
three rulesvolume over mass, regularity, no ornament
cold war exportbecame corporate america's favorite look fast
critics called itglass boxes for a homeless humanity
for instance
seagram building — mies van der rohe, new york, 1958, bronze and glass
villa savoye — le corbusier, poitissy, 1931, pilotis and ribbon windows
lake shore drive apartments — mies, chicago, 1951, twin steel towers
un headquarters — new york, 1952, slab tower facing the east river