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"Cramming," ., studying intensely for a day or two before an exam, is not effective, as it strains your general health and well-being and does not lead to good long-term retention of information or skills. Psychologists have discovered a principle called "state-specific memory." This means you remember things better in the same conditions that you learned them. | Chapter 2 1031 Architecture Track 10 Read the following passage. Then fill in the diagram with the information that you read. A leader in modern architecture was Charles-Edouard Jeanneret-Gris. Better known as Le Corbusier he embraced the idea that land people and buildings should work together. Endowed with great natural talent he was one of the most influential architects of the twentieth century. Examples of his work can be found in countries around the world. Though he is classified as a modernist architect Le Corbusier used different architectural styles throughout his career tq create his works of art. . Le Corbusier himself was one of the leading proponents of the international style of architecture. This style refers to the buildings and architecture during the 1920s and 30s the decades that saw the formative years of modernism before World War II. The chief feature of the international style was a radical simplification of form that rejected ornamentation preferred glass steel and concrete for building materials and favored transparency to allow in more natural light. It accepted the use of industrialized mass-production techniques and . saw construction as the honest expression of structure. Four slogans summed up the ideals espoused by architects that usdd the international style ornament is a crime truth to materials form follows function and Le Corbusier s own claim that houses are machines for living in. This last quote indicates his fascination with machinery such as automobiles and steamships. He believed that houses like machines should be functional. Most of Le Corbusier s designs are based on the international style. One example is the Villa Savoye built in 1929 by Le Corbusier in Poissy France. With its steel and concrete structure stucco walls and simple box design it adheres to the concepts of the international style. The Villa Savoye is considered a prime example of modern architecture and one of Le Corbusier s trademark works. A decade after

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