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The UN Headquarters is an example of the International Style of architecture, characterized by rectilinear forms, glass and steel, flat roofs, and open interior spaces. Popular in Europe and the US in the 1920s and 1930s, this architectural style was well-suited for large urban projects.
INTERNATIONAL STYLE OF ARCHITECTURE, UN HEADQUARTERS Celebrate the Century: 1940s
MEDIUM board, gesso, acrylic
ILLUSTRATOR Howard Koslow (b. 1924)
ART DIRECTOR Carl Herrman
FIRST DAY OF ISSUE February 18, 1999 |