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1950s: International

drafting, and construction are tasks equal within the building collective. Art and craft should have no difference. (ThoughtCo, 2018)

Figure 10:The PSFS Building in Philadelphia, built in 1932, was the first International-style skyscraper.

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International Style is a term often used to describe Bauhaus-like architecture in the United States. One of the most famous examples of the International Style is the United Nations Secretariat building, originally designed by an international team of architects including Le Corbusier, Oscar Niemeyer, and Wallace Harrison. It was completed in 1952 and meticulously renovated in 2012. The

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