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==1930s== *'''[[1939 in architecture|1939]]''' β The 1939 [[World's Fair]] in New York includes the [[Finnish Pavilion]] by [[Alvar Aalto]] and the [[Brazilian Pavilion]] by [[Lucio Costa]] and [[Oscar Niemeyer]]. *'''[[1938 in architecture|1938]]''' β Frank Lloyd Wright purchases {{convert|800|acre|km2}} of land 26 miles away from [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]], and begins to build [[Taliesin West]], his winter home, in [[Scottsdale, Arizona]], US *'''[[1937 in architecture|1937]]''' β Wright completes his house [[Fallingwater]], at [[Bear Run, Pennsylvania]]. *'''[[1936 in architecture|1936]]''' β Frank Lloyd Wright designs his monumental inward-looking [[Johnson Wax Headquarters]] in [[Racine, Wisconsin]], US. *'''[[1935 in architecture|1935]]''' β [[Cass Gilbert]]'s [[United States Supreme Court Building]] is posthumously finished. *'''[[1934 in architecture|1934]]''' β Frank Lloyd Wright draws up plans for his ''[[Broadacre City]]'', a decentralized urban metropolis. *'''[[1933 in architecture|1933]]''' β The [[Bauhaus]] closes under [[Nazism|Nazi]] pressure. *'''[[1932 in architecture|1932]]''' β The [[Museum of Modern Art]] (MoMA) in New York holds its exhibition on modern architecture, coining the term "[[International style (architecture)|International Style]]." *'''[[1931 in architecture|1931]]''' β The [[Empire State Building]], designed by [[Shreve, Lamb and Harmon]], becomes the tallest building in the world. *'''[[1930 in architecture|1930]]''' β [[William Van Alen]] completes the [[Chrysler Building]], an Art Deco [[skyscraper]] in [[New York City]], US.
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