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| Note created | Feb 13, 2026 |
A design philosophy that emerged in Europe in the early 20th century, championing “form follows function,” clean lines, and the honest use of industrial materials like steel, glass, and concrete. Key institutions and figures include the Bauhaus (Walter Gropius, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe—whose Barcelona Pavilion is an icon of modernist architecture), De Stijl, and Le Corbusier. It rejected the ornamental excess of Art Nouveau and historicist decoration, seeking a universal, democratic design language suited to the modern industrial age.