Editing Modernism and the International Style (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Applying</span> ==
'''Modeling 'The Open Plan' (Calculating 'Usable Space' Efficiency):'''
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def calculate_plan_efficiency(total_area, num_load_bearing_walls):
    """
    Shows why 'Steel Frames' beat 'Brick Walls'.
    """
    # Load-bearing walls 'Steal' space and block movement
    wastage_per_wall = 5 # 5% per wall
    effective_space_pct = 100 - (num_load_bearing_walls * wastage_per_wall)
    
    if num_load_bearing_walls < 4:
        return f"PLAN: MODERN (FREE PLAN). Efficiency {effective_space_pct}%. (Maximum flexibility)."
    else:
        return f"PLAN: TRADITIONAL. Efficiency {effective_space_pct}%. (Divided and heavy)."

# Case: A Modern Steel Frame (0 internal load walls)
print(calculate_plan_efficiency(1000, 0))
# Case: An Old Brick House (8 load walls)
print(calculate_plan_efficiency(1000, 8))
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; Modernist Landmarks
: '''The 'Seagram Building' (NYC)''' → Mies van der Rohe's "Masterpiece": the "Ultimate" "Glass and Bronze" skyscraper, "Establishing" the "Corporate Aesthetic" for decades.
: '''Fallingwater (Frank Lloyd Wright)''' → (See Article 587). A "Modernist" house that "Integrated" with "Nature," "Proving" that "Reinforced Concrete" could be "Organic."
: '''The 'Unité d'Habitation' (Marseille)''' → A "Vertical City": a "Massive Apartment Block" with its "Own Streets and Shops," "Representing" the "Modernist Dream" of "Social Order."
: '''The 'Glass House' (Philip Johnson)''' → A "House" with "Transparent Walls," "Blurring" the "Boundary" between "Inside and Outside" (The 'Total Exposure' lifestyle).
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