Neues Bauen International 1927 | 2002

Neues Bauen, or 'New Building', is an international architectural movement towards modernism. Its origins can be traced to Germany in the 1920s as a protest against the imitation of historical styles.

An uprising. A revolution. A big change in architecture.



These architects introduced new building types, materials. construction methods and spatial concepts. This allowed for large windows and open spaces thus bringing more natural light and fresh air into the buildings.



The Neues Bauen (New Building) International 1927 | 2002 exhibition is based on a 1927 exhibition, International Plan and Model Exhibition of New Architecture, that placed architecture in an international context. The International Plan and Model Exhibition of New Architecture toured 17 European cities between 1928 and 1930 demonstrating the similarities and inter-dependance between the modern buildings from the United States of America and Europe.


Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret
Pavillion de L'Espirit Noveau, Exhibition of arts and crafts in Paris
1925


Lloyd Wright
Villa, Millard House 'La Miniatura', Pasadena / USA
1923



A total of 105 projects by 66 architects or groups of architects are showcase. There are 23 architectural models and 236 photographs - all strewn at The Concourse on the ground floor and the Canyon at the basement of the National Museum.