ox came to dominate American architecture during the second half of this century. The Bauhaus is not a style; it is a condition of attitudes. The Bauhaus Manifesto was to unite the teachings of fine and applied art and architecture, to educate creative peoples who were capable of creating total works of art. Bauhaus derived from hausbau meaning construction, implies reconstruction as well.Above all the Bauhaus is identified with functionalism, which is now seen as the eradication of ornament in flavour of the austere beauty of the industrial Aesthetic. Architecture is perhaps the best example of the partnership of fine and useful art and form and function. A building whether a temple, church, or office complex must show the careful manipulation of structural and ornamental materials, used to express culture, symbolic or artistic ideas. The history of architecture can be seen in the progressive changes in the solutions of structural problems. From the Greeks use of pillars for support and decoration (which have influenced architectural style since that time), to the medieval construction of castles (which saw the problems with masonry and brick solved). With the advent of steel and cast-iron a new architectural age became. With lighter, larger, and taller capabilities, the way our society looked, would never be the same. As American architects learned the principles of the new architecture, the name International Style was formed as a European-American hybrid. The name came in turn from a book called International Architecture by Walter Gropius. The underlying principles of the International style, sheerness, being plain, and flatness are filled with difficulties. Maintenance and weathering make it difficult to create an ideal, yet buildings that fit this description are seen in cities throughout the United States and world. In postmodern architecture classical orders have been reintroduced as one of a number of contras...
