What is the International Typographic style?

Don't know what an international style house is or looks like? What is it: http://www.buffaloah.com/a/DCTNRY/i/intrntl.html What it looks like: http://livemodern.com/forums/boston/ploneboardconversation.2006-11-20.0536466346/67580490/image

What is it exactly? Though it has dominated the architecture for the past fifty years, it seems to have fallen into disfavor. What criticisms have been leveled against it? Are they justified? Describe some of the alternatives that have been tried.

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From Wikipedia: The International Typographic Style, also known as the Swiss Style, is a graphic design style developed inSwitzerland in the 1950s that emphasizes cleanliness, readability and objectivity.[1] Hallmarks of the style are asymmetric layouts...

I'm reading the book 'Erich Mendelsohn' in the Taschen architecture series. It says that his architecture was 'Expressionist' but because of this it did not fall into 'International Style'. Can anyone please explain this to me? I would have thought that...

I just went back to school shopping! =) This year, I went to the stores Pac Sun, Forever 21, Wet Seal and Discovery (very cheap clothes and accessories but still in style and cute too) and I bought 2 button down buffalo plaid short sleeve t shirts. They...

I'm designing a catalog in the International Style (aka Swiss Style) which primarily uses grotesque typefaces such as Univers, Helvetica or Akzidenz Grotesk and I'm wondering what is a good typeface that will contrast with the ones I mentioned and that...

Okay my friends say i am a mix of: Girly girl country girl punk rocker and a little tomboy but I don't know exactly what style am i. To me I feel like a punk rocker with some girly style! Please tell what style am I and what clothes should I get that...

Does anyone know what font style this is? I really need it badly. I am actually familiar with the font style, I just don't know what it is called. I have seen many graphics with this font style also. Anyway, if you do know, where can I get the font style...