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	During the 1930s, Modernism and Art Deco became more prevalent as a result of the wide availability of new technology and materials and access to new design schools. Consequently, eclecticism declined in favour. Modernism was seen as entirely new and innovative, and moved away from historical imitation, however, eclecticism would later be revived in a newer form with the advent of post-modernism.		During the 1930s, Modernism and Art Deco became more prevalent as a result of the wide availability of new technology and materials and access to new design schools. Consequently, eclecticism declined in favour. Modernism was seen as entirely new and innovative, and moved away from historical imitation, however, eclecticism would later be revived in a newer form with the advent of post-modernism.
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	During the 1930s, Modernism and Art Deco became more prevalent as a result of the wide availability of new technology and materials and access to new design schools. Consequently, eclecticism declined in favour. Modernism was seen as entirely new and innovative, and moved away from historical imitation, however, eclecticism would later be revived in a newer form with the advent of post-modernism.		During the 1930s, Modernism and Art Deco became more prevalent as a result of the wide availability of new technology and materials and access to new design schools. Consequently, eclecticism declined in favour. Modernism was seen as entirely new and innovative, and moved away from historical imitation, however, eclecticism would later be revived in a newer form with the advent of post-modernism.
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	* UTEP and the architecture of Bhutan.		* UTEP and the architecture of Bhutan.

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	* Context.		* Context.
	* Contextualism.		* Contextualism.
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	* International Style.		* International Style.
	* Modernist architecture.		* Modernist architecture.

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	During the 1930s, Modernism and Art Deco became more prevalent as a result of the wide availability of new technology and materials and access to new design schools. Consequently, eclecticism declined in favour. Modernism was seen as entirely new and innovative, and moved away from historical imitation, however, eclecticism would later be revived in a newer form with the advent of post-modernism.		During the 1930s, Modernism and Art Deco became more prevalent as a result of the wide availability of new technology and materials and access to new design schools. Consequently, eclecticism declined in favour. Modernism was seen as entirely new and innovative, and moved away from historical imitation, however, eclecticism would later be revived in a newer form with the advent of post-modernism.

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		+	* Architectural history.
	* Architectural styles.		* Architectural styles.
	* Arts and craft movement.		* Arts and craft movement.

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	* Beaux Arts style.		* Beaux Arts style.
	* Classical orders.		* Classical orders.
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	* Contextualism.		* Contextualism.
	* International Style.		* International Style.

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−	Eclecticism is an architectural style that flourished in the 19th and 20th-centuries~~, characterised by combining elements from different historical styles to create a new design~~. ~~The term could be applied~~ to ~~both architecture and interior~~ design that ~~incorporated~~ traditional motifs and styles, decorative aesthetics and ornaments, structural features, and so on, that originated from other ~~countries and other~~ architectural periods~~. The combination would be chosen according to the aesthetic value and the suitability to the overall project~~.	+	Eclecticism is an architectural style that flourished in the 19th and 20th-centuries. It refers to any design that incorporates elements of traditional motifs and styles, decorative aesthetics and ornaments, structural features, and so on, that originated from other cultures or architectural periods.

−	~~Architects who adopted~~ eclecticism ~~would~~ often choose to focus on ~~a particularly historical~~ style rather than a combination, and this ~~gave~~ rise to ~~various different~~ revivalist movements such as:	+	Designers that adopt eclecticism often choose to focus on one particular style rather than a combination, and historically this has given rise to a number of revivalist movements such as:

−	* Classical ~~Revival~~ style.	+	* Classical revival style.
−	* Colonial ~~Revival~~ style.	+	* Colonial revival style.
	* Exotic revival style.		* Exotic revival style.
	* Gothic revival style.		* Gothic revival style.
−	* Italian ~~Renaissance Revival~~ style.	+	* Italian renaissance revival style.
−	* Spanish ~~Colonial~~ revival style.	+	* Spanish colonial revival style.
	* Tudor revival style.		* Tudor revival style.

−	However, the main driving force behind ~~Eclecticism~~ was the harnessing of historic styles to create something original and new, rather than simply to revive older styles.	+	However, the main driving force behind eclecticism was the harnessing of historic styles to create something original and new, rather than simply to revive older styles.

−	As a movement, it first emerged in Europe, particularly out of France’s Beaux Arts style and Britain’s Victorian architecture, ~~in which~~ architects were encouraged to explore their expressive and creative freedom ~~much more~~ rather than simply following the requests of their clients.	+	As a movement, eclecticism first emerged in Europe, particularly coming out of France’s Beaux Arts style and Britain’s Victorian architecture, when architects were encouraged to explore their expressive and creative freedom, rather than simply following the requests of their clients.

−	In America ~~though~~, eclecticism ~~would be~~ far more influential, with architects such as Richard Morris Hunt and Charles Follen McKim adopting the Beaux Arts approach in their designs which, as became typical among American architects, were more flexible according to their and their client’s own stylistic choices. Since ~~the~~ architects chose to incorporate historic features that had previously only been seen in European architecture, ~~the appeal for Americans was the contribution of~~ the eclectic style ~~towards~~ a sense of rich culture and history.	+	In America, eclecticism was far more influential, with architects such as Richard Morris Hunt and Charles Follen McKim adopting the Beaux Arts approach in their designs which, as became typical among American architects, were more flexible according to their and their client’s own stylistic choices. Since many of these architects chose to incorporate historic features that had previously only been seen in European architecture, the eclectic style was considered to contribute to a sense of rich culture and history.

−	During the 1930s, as Modernism and Art Deco became more prevalent as a result of the wide availability of new technology and materials~~, as well as~~ access to new design schools, eclecticism declined in favour. Modernism was seen ~~instead~~ as ~~being~~ entirely ~~‘new’~~ and ~~‘innovative’~~, and ~~this prevailing trend~~ moved away from ~~a tendency towards~~ historical imitation, however, it would later be revived in a newer form with post-modernism.	+	During the 1930s, Modernism and Art Deco became more prevalent as a result of the wide availability of new technology and materials and access to new design schools. Consequently, eclecticism declined in favour. Modernism was seen as entirely new and innovative, and moved away from historical imitation, however, eclecticism would later be revived in a newer form with the advent of post-modernism.

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