New Formalism
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New Formalism is a mid-20th-century architectural style that revived classical principles of symmetry, monumentality, and formal composition within modernist design.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural style
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modernist architecture movement ⓘ |
| combines |
classical composition
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modern construction techniques ⓘ modern materials ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Modernism ⓘ |
| emergedInDecade |
1950s
ⓘ
1960s ⓘ |
| emergedInPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
axial symmetry
ⓘ
clarity of geometric form ⓘ formal order ⓘ monumental scale ⓘ |
| geographicFocus |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasAlternativeName |
New Classical architecture
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surface form:
New Formalist architecture
|
| hasCharacteristic |
abstracted classical references
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carefully proportioned masses ⓘ emphasis on frontality ⓘ formal, processional entries ⓘ strong central axis ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Beaux-Arts planning principles
ⓘ
classical architecture ⓘ monumental civic architecture traditions ⓘ |
| relatedMovement |
Brutalism
ⓘ
International Style ⓘ Postmodern architecture ⓘ |
| revivesPrinciple |
classical symmetry
ⓘ
formal composition ⓘ monumentality ⓘ |
| timeOfGreatestPopularity |
1960s
ⓘ
early 1970s ⓘ |
| typicalBuildingType |
civic buildings
ⓘ
cultural institutions ⓘ government buildings ⓘ university buildings ⓘ |
| usesDesignElement |
arched openings
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marble cladding ⓘ ornamental screens ⓘ regular grids of openings ⓘ smooth wall surfaces ⓘ travertine cladding ⓘ |
| usesDesignStrategy |
colonnades
ⓘ
deep overhangs ⓘ formal plazas ⓘ raised podiums ⓘ repetitive columns ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
2 Columbus Circle