二十世纪中,许多建筑师继续承袭传统的建筑风格。但到了二十年代,欧美的一些建筑师就已经为真正的当代风格奠定了基础。这批建筑师中为首的包括美国的弗兰克·洛依德·赖特(1867—1959);勒科尔比西埃(1887—1965),出生于端士,后入法国籍;还有瓦尔特·格罗皮乌斯(1883—1969)及路德维格·米斯·范德罗赫(1886—1969),这两人都是在三十年代末来到美国的德国人。赖特强调“有机的建筑”。他说一座建筑就象活的有机体,必须从它的环境中“生长”出来。他所设计的宅邸,如宾夕法尼亚 During the twentieth century, many architects continued to inherit the traditional architectural style. By the 1920s, however, some architects in Europe and the United States had laid the foundation for a true contemporary style. Lloyd Wright (1867-1959), led by the group of architects in the United States; Le Corbissier (1887-1965), was born in Port-au-Prince and later French; and Walter Gropius (1883-1969) and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886-1969), both Germans who came to the United States in the late 1930s. Wright emphasizes “organic architecture.” He said that a building is like a living organism that must “grow” out of its environment. He designed the house, such as Pennsylvania