Architecture and Design Overview

Building Components

• Curvilinear Form
• Reflective Glass Facade
• Structural Expressionism

Modernism

• Simplicity of form and elimination of ornament
• Use of modern materials like glass and steel
• Functional structure and aesthetic

International Style

• Rectilinear forms
• Open interior spaces
• Facade free of decoration

Expressionism

• Distortion of form for emotional effect
• Innovative forms and materials
• Non-traditional shapes and dynamic appearance

Real Life Instances

Modernism

• Seagram Building, New York, USA
• Villa Savoye, Poissy, France
• Farnsworth House, Plano, USA

International Style

• United Nations Headquarters, New York, USA
• Villa Tugendhat, Brno, Czech Republic
• Barcelona Pavilion, Barcelona, Spain

Expressionism

• Einstein Tower, Potsdam, Germany
• Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia
• TWA Flight Center, New York, USA