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The International Style in Architecture

Author: Ian McConnell
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Cantilever

An architectural construction technique seen in bridges, buildings, and balconies that uses a support beam that overhangs without bracing.

International Style

An architectural style based upon the philosophy that "form follows function" and characterized by having qualities of volume, balance, with no ornamentation.

Pilotis

Supports such as columns or piers, usually made of reinforced concrete, that raise a building off of the ground and create an open ground level.

Reinforced Concrete

Concrete material that has been strengthened usually by embedded steel rods.