- Federal Modernism
The architectural style known as Federal Modernism emerged in 1949 after the U.S.
General Services Administration (GSA) was created in response to the organizational needs of the U.S. federal government during its time of post-war expasnion. "The most gigantic business on earth," [http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/gsa/ep/contentView.do?contentId=15974&programPage=%252Fep%252Fprogram%252FgsaBasic.jsp&channelId=-15036&ooid=14925&pageTypeId=8195&P=PMHP&programId=9062&contentType=GSA_BASIC] was established to consolidate the government’s building management and general procurement functions. GSA responded to the building needs coming out of the Depression-era and wartime expansion afterWorld War II . The decades of the 1950s, 60s, and 70s stand out as a period of extensive Federal government growth, with the number of Federal employees, the Federal budget, and GSA's building-related budget increasing dramatically. Between 1960 and 1976, GSA undertook more than 700 building projects across the United States. These included office buildings, courthouses, post offices, museums, and border stations, located in cities and towns of all sizes.External links
* [http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/gsa/ep/contentView.do?contentId=15974&programPage=%252Fep%252Fprogram%252FgsaBasic.jsp&channelId=-15036&ooid=14925&pageTypeId=8195&P=PMHP&programId=9062&contentType=GSA_BASIC Federal Modernism on the General Services Administration website.]
* [http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/gsa/ep/contentView.do?programId=11267&channelId=-17564&ooid=19365&contentId=23294&pageTypeId=8195&contentType=GSA_BASIC&programPage=%2Fep%2Fprogram%2FgsaBasic.jsp&P=PMHP GSA modern building poster galleries.]
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