Key Distinguishing Characteristics
This design is very simple, with no ornamentation. The windows appear to be continuous rather than appearing to be holes in the walls.

Other Distinguishing Characteristics

• Flat roofs
• Smooth, uniform wall surfaces
• Windows that turn the corner of the house

History
The style was started in Europe in the 1920s by Walter Gropius, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and the architects of the Bauhaus. It was introduced in the United States in the 1930s and is the basis of much modern architecture.