Interwar architecture

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architectural style historical period in architecture

Interwar architecture is the style of building design that emerged between World War I and World War II, characterized by a mix of traditional revival styles and modernist movements such as Art Deco and early International Style.

Aliases (1)

Interwar Classical Revival ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	architectural style → historical period in architecture →
followedBy	Mid-century modern architecture → postwar modern architecture →
follows	19th-century historicist architecture → Edwardian architecture → Victorian architecture →
hasCharacteristic	combination of traditional and modernist elements → emphasis on verticality in high-rise buildings → experimentation with functional planning → geometric ornament → influence of industrial design and transportation aesthetics → setback skyscraper forms → simplified classical forms → use of decorative materials such as terracotta and glazed tiles → use of new construction technologies → use of reinforced concrete → use of structural steel → use of stylized motifs →
hasContext	period between World War I and World War II →
hasEndTime	1939 →
hasMovement	Art Deco → Art Moderne → Bauhaus → Beaux-Arts → Constructivism → Expressionist architecture → Modernism → Neo-Georgian → Neoclassical revival → Streamline Moderne → Stripped Classicism → Tudor Revival → early International Style → traditional revival styles →
hasStartTime	1918 →
hasTimePeriod	interwar period →
influencedBy	Great Depression → economic boom of the 1920s → industrialization → mass production → rise of modernist theory in architecture → social change after World War I →
precededBy	World War I →
usedFor	apartment blocks → cinemas and theaters → commercial buildings → government buildings → residential buildings → suburban housing developments → transportation terminals →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Old Parliament House, Canberra ("Interwar Classical Revival") →	architecturalStyle
Edwardian architecture →	followedBy