Background
Buildings in this architectural style were constructed mainly in North America and Europe. It is deeply connected with what is called the Second School of Chicago which emerged after World War II. The main content is that the technological kind of construction, mostly with steel and glass, is expressed in a formal independent way to gain own aesthetic qualities out of it. The first proper example are the 860-880 Lake Shore Drive Apartments by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.
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