modernist architecture movement

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concept

The modernist architecture movement is a 20th-century design approach that emphasizes functional forms, minimal ornamentation, and the honest expression of materials and structure in response to industrialization and new technologies.

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All labels observed (11)

Label Occurrences
modernist architecture 77
modernist architecture movement canonical 9
Bauhaus architecture 4

Description generation (CDg)

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Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
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Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: modernist architecture movement
Generated description
The modernist architecture movement is a 20th-century design approach that emphasizes functional forms, minimal ornamentation, and the honest expression of materials and structure in response to industrialization and new technologies.

Instances (98)

Instance Via concept surface
International Style —
Palace of Assembly, Chandigarh modernist architecture
Technisches Rathaus Frankfurt modernist architecture
Brutalism —
Metabolism (architecture) postwar Japanese architectural movement
Yamanashi Press and Broadcasting Center modernist architecture
Habitat 67 modernist architecture
Insurance Company ‘De Nederlanden van 1845’ building, Amsterdam rationalist architecture
Googie —
IBM Building Minneapolis modernist architecture
Capitol Complex
surface form: Capitol Complex, Chandigarh
modernist architecture
Nieuwe Bouwen modernist architecture
Tel Aviv modernist residential buildings modernist architecture
Church of the Three Crosses, Imatra modernist architecture
New York State Pavilion modernist architecture
The Brunswick Centre modernist architecture
Paul VI Audience Hall modernist architecture
Marquette Plaza modernist architecture
MiMo (Miami Modern) —
Conjunto Nacional modernist architecture
Mexican Pavilion at the Brussels World’s Fair (Expo 58) modernist architecture
IMSS headquarters building modernist architecture
Kornhaus Dessau Bauhaus architecture
U.S. Consulate in Karachi (as SOM partner)
surface form: U.S. Consulate in Karachi
modernist architecture
Beinecke Library marble-and-glass facade design modernist architecture
Society Hill Towers modernist architecture
Googie architecture —
Lindemann Mental Health Center modernist architecture
Ishavskatedralen modernist architecture
Northwestern University library expansion (Deering addition / Main Library) modernist architecture
Ministry of Finance buildings in Paris (rue de Rivoli complex) modernist architecture
MIT Chapel modernist architecture
Toronto-Dominion Centre modernist architecture
Unité d’Habitation de Firminy modernist architecture
Bauhaus Dessau building Bauhaus architecture
National Assembly Building modernist architecture
Canada Pavilion at Expo 67 modernist architecture
St Catherine’s College Chapel modernist architecture
Royal College of Physicians building, Regent’s Park modernist architecture
Saint-Joseph Church, Le Havre modernist architecture
Perret apartment blocks modernist architecture
PSFS Building modernist high-rise
Ingalls Rink modernist architecture
National Congress building modernist architecture
San Giovanni Battista Church, Mogno modernist architecture
City Beautiful movement architectural reform movement
Modena Cemetery modernist architecture
Cemetery of Modena ossuary modernist architecture
Cemetery of San Cataldo (built parts)
surface form: Cemetery of San Cataldo
modernist architecture
Haus am Horn Bauhaus architecture