International Style
noun
the general form of architecture developed in the 1920s and 1930s by Gropius, Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, and others, characterized by simple geometric forms, large untextured, often white, surfaces, large areas of glass, and general use of steel or reinforced concrete construction.
(sometimes lowercase) any of various 20th-century styles in art, as cubism or abstract expressionism, that have gained wide currency in Europe, the Americas, Asia, and elsewhere.
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Origin of International Style
First recorded in 1930–35
Words nearby International Style
international sea and swell scale, International Space Station, International Standard Atmosphere, International Standard Book Number, International Standard Serial Number, International Style, International System, International System of Units, International Telecommunications Satellite Organization, International Telecommunications Union, international telegram
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Example sentences from the Web for International Style
The wealthy spend millions of U.S. dollars overseas for private, international-style education.
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British Dictionary definitions for International Style
International Style
Modernism
noun
a 20th-century architectural style characterized by undecorated rectilinear forms and the use of glass, steel, and reinforced concrete
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