Minimalism is a way of life that has been practiced for decades by many people, who are now known as minimalists. Minimalism is not a new trend and it has been around since the early 1900s. The word “minimalism” was coined in 1968 by architect Robert Adams, who wanted to describe his architectural approach to design.
He used the term “minimalist” because he felt that modern architecture had become too complicated and was losing its appeal among many people due to excessive ornamentation.
The minimalist movement began in Europe and America during the 1970s when architects like Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier and Frank Lloyd Wright were popular but their works were becoming outdated due to excessive ornamentation which they had incorporated into their designs. It was then that these architects started designing with less material so as to make them more appealing again. This led them down a road of simplicity where they focused on what really mattered; form over function, beauty over utility and lightness over heaviness or weightiness (Buckminster Fuller).
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They also believed in using natural materials such as glass instead of concrete or steel because they believed it would be better for the environment since concrete produces carbon dioxide while