Movement
Congrès Internationaux d'Architecture Moderne (CIAM)
Explore in the Atlas →International congresses of modern architecture, founded at La Sarraz in 1928 with Sigfried Giedion as founding secretary-general. Dissolved formally at Otterlo in 1959 (Giedion's executive tenure end is variously dated 1956 or 1959).
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Details
- Origin
- La Sarraz, Switzerland
Connections
- preceded Team 10
Referenced by
- Sigfried Giedion associated with
- Le Corbusier associated with
- Walter Gropius associated with
- Josep Lluís Sert associated with
- Cornelis van Eesteren associated with
- Moisei Ginzburg associated with
- Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky associated with
- Alison Smithson associated with
- Peter Smithson associated with
- Aldo van Eyck associated with
- Team 10 reacted against
- Manfredo Tafuri critiqued
- Tony Garnier preceded
- Le Corbusier founded
- James C. Scott critiqued
- The CIAM Discourse on Urbanism, 1928–1960 exemplifies
- La Charte d'Athènes / The Athens Charter exemplifies
- Can Our Cities Survive? exemplifies
- Sigfried Giedion founded
Sources
- Sigfried Giedion. 2026.
- Eric Mumford. The CIAM Discourse on Urbanism, 1928–1960. MIT Press, 2000.
Cite this entry
First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026
CLAD. "Congrès Internationaux d'Architecture Moderne (CIAM)." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/movement/ciam/. Accessed July 17, 2026.