Architectural Styles

Inter-War Stripped Academic Classical

Alt names / subperiods 

Timeline

Distinguishing Features

Geographic Presence

Stripped Classicism

Modern Classical

Minimalist Classicism

Academic Classicism

 

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1918-1939

  • Sits between Beaux-Arts tradition and modern efficiency: classical discipline, minimal ornament, monumental calm
  • Clean lines and geometric shapes
  • flat or low-pitched roofs
  • simplified columns, pilasters, and cornices
  • symmetry
  • textured rather than decorative
  • brick, stone, and concrete 
  • USA, Europe, Australia, Canada

Common Building Types

Landmark buildings

Historic Accommodation Types

Accommodation Examples

  • Govt
  • educational
  • cultural
  • commercial
  • British Museum (Southeast Wing) London
  • United States Supreme Court Building Washington
  • National Gallery of Art (West Building) Washington
  • Chicago Board of Trade Building (Remodeling)
  • Ministry of Education Building Buenos Aires
  • RCA Building (now the GE Building)
  • Rockefeller Center
  • Metropolitan Monumental Grand Hotels
  • Government, Diplomatic & State Hotels
  • Railway & Infrastructure-Linked Hotels
  • Skyscraper Hotels in Stripped Classical Mode
  • Luxury Apartment-Hotels & Long-Stay Residences
  • Colonial & Civic Hotels
  • Waldorf Astoria – USA
  • Hotel Nacional de Cuba – Cuba
  • Hotel Vancouver – Canada
  • Palace Hotel – Japan
  • King David Hotel – Mandatory Palestine
  • Hotel Canberra – Australia
  • Shepheard’s Hotel – Egypt
  • Hotel Pennsylvania – USA
  • Fairmont Royal York – Canada
  • New Yorker Hotel – USA
  • Hotel Statler – USA
  • The Sherry‑Netherland – USA
  • Savoy‑Plaza Hotel – USA
  • Manila Hotel – Philippines
  • Strand Hotel – Myanmar 

Landmarks

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