Congrès Internationaux d’Architecture Moderne
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architectural organization
international organization
modernist movement organization
professional association of architects
Congrès Internationaux d’Architecture Moderne was an influential 20th-century international organization of modernist architects that shaped and promoted the principles of modern architecture and urbanism worldwide.
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Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural organization
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international organization → modernist movement organization → professional association of architects → |
| aim |
to coordinate international modernist architects
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to develop principles of functionalist urbanism → to promote modern architecture → |
| countryOfOrigin |
Switzerland
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| dissolutionCause |
internal disagreements over direction of modernism
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| dissolved |
1959
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| fieldOfWork |
architectural theory
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city planning → modern architecture → urban planning → urbanism → |
| foundingEvent |
La Sarraz Congress
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| hasMember |
Alison Smithson
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Cornelis van Eesteren → Ernst May → Hannes Meyer → Josep Lluís Sert → Le Corbusier → Peter Smithson → Sigfried Giedion → Walter Gropius → |
| hasPart |
CIAM congresses
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national CIAM groups → |
| headquartersLocation |
La Sarraz, Switzerland
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| inception |
1928
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| influenced |
development of the International Style
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postwar urban planning in Europe → public housing policies in the mid-20th century → |
| influencedBy |
Bauhaus
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European avant-garde movements → |
| legacy |
inspired formation of Team 10
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shaped discourse on modernist urbanism worldwide → |
| locationOfFormation |
La Sarraz, Switzerland
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| movement |
International Style
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Modernism → |
| nativeLabel |
Congrès Internationaux d’Architecture Moderne
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| nativeLanguage |
French
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| notableIdea |
functional city
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high-density high-rise housing in open green space → separation of pedestrian and vehicular traffic → zoning of urban functions → |
| notableMeeting |
CIAM I, La Sarraz 1928
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CIAM IV, Athens 1933 → CIAM IX, Aix-en-Provence 1953 → CIAM VIII, Hoddesdon 1951 → CIAM X, Dubrovnik 1956 → |
| notableWork |
Athens Charter
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| organizes |
debates on urbanism
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international architecture congresses → |
| shortName |
CIAM
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| significantText |
Athens Charter on functional city planning
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CIAM declarations on modern architecture → |
Referenced by (18)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Cornelis van Eesteren
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Josep Lluís Sert ("CIAM") → Le Corbusier → Sigfried Giedion → |
memberOf |
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Congrès Internationaux d’Architecture Moderne
("CIAM VIII, Hoddesdon 1951")
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Congrès Internationaux d’Architecture Moderne ("CIAM IX, Aix-en-Provence 1953") → Congrès Internationaux d’Architecture Moderne ("CIAM X, Dubrovnik 1956") → |
notableMeeting |
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La Sarraz Congress
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La Sarraz Congress ("CIAM") → |
resultedIn |
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Le Corbusier
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coFounded |
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La Sarraz Congress
("CIAM I (1929, La Sarraz)")
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followedBy |
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Congrès Internationaux d’Architecture Moderne
("CIAM congresses")
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hasPart |
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La Ville Radieuse
("CIAM urbanism")
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influenced |
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Metabolism
("CIAM")
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influencedBy |
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Congrès Internationaux d’Architecture Moderne
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nativeLabel |
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Congrès Internationaux d’Architecture Moderne
("Athens Charter")
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notableWork |
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La Ville Radieuse
("CIAM (Congrès Internationaux d’Architecture Moderne)")
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relatedTo |
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Congrès Internationaux d’Architecture Moderne
("CIAM")
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shortName |