La Sarraz Congress

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La Sarraz Congress was the 1928 meeting of avant-garde architects in Switzerland that led to the creation of the influential modernist group CIAM (Congrès Internationaux d’Architecture Moderne).

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La Sarraz Congress canonical 2
CIAM I, La Sarraz 1928 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural conference
architectural congress
historical event
chronologyWithin early 20th-century modernism
country Switzerland
describedAs pivotal event in the history of modern architecture
endDate 1928-06-28
field architecture
urbanism
followedBy CIAM I (1929, La Sarraz)
hasLanguage English
French
German
Italian
hasOutcome adoption of a common platform for modern architecture
establishment of an international network of modernist architects
hostedBy Helene de Mandrot
inception 1928
location Canton of Vaud
La Sarraz
mainTheme avant-garde architecture
functionalism in architecture
modern architecture
urban planning
movement International Style
Modern Movement in architecture
linked to: Modern architecture
name La Sarraz Congress
organizedIn La Sarraz Castle
participant Alberto Sartoris
Ernst May
Gabriel Guevrekian
H. P. Berlage
Hannes Meyer
Helene de Mandrot
Josep Lluís Sert
Karl Moser
Le Corbusier
Mart Stam
Sigfried Giedion
Sven Markelius
linked to: Hannes Meyer

Werner M. Moser
purpose to coordinate avant-garde architects internationally
to define principles of modern architecture
to prepare the creation of CIAM
resultedIn CIAM
Congrès Internationaux d’Architecture Moderne
significance founding meeting of CIAM
startDate 1928-06-26

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Congrès Internationaux d’Architecture Moderne notableMeeting CIAM I, La Sarraz 1928
linked to: La Sarraz Congress
La Sarraz Congress name La Sarraz Congress