Architectural Standards Act 1930
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| Architectural Standards Act 1930 | |
|---|---|
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| Senate of Ausonia | |
| Enacted by | Senate of Ausonia |
| Date passed | 24 May 1930 |
| Date effective | 1 January 1931 |
| Amends | |
| 3 February 1976 | |
| Status: Current legislation | |
The Act to Promote Traditional Architectural Standards is an act of the Senate of Ausonia which was enacted to outlaw the construction of modernist architecture in most urban areas. Proposed by Lord President Jean-Jacques Barrande de Saint-Pierre and enacted into law by the Senate into 1930, the act also mandated that all modernist buildings be replaced with traditionalist styles at the earliest possible opportunity and required each bailiwick to create a local Architectural Board to determine whether all future construction projects meet the standards set forth under the act.
History
Law
Local Architectural Boards
List of Approved Architectural Styles
The law generally provides a list of approved architectural styles, which are then enforced by the local Architectural Boards. These are updated every five years by the House of Peers' Cultural Panel, which is then submitted to the full chamber for further review.
| Style | Legalilty | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Art Deco | Partial | Judged on a case-by-case basis |
| Art Noveau | Yes | Certain extreme forms are outlawed within one mille of the city center |
| Baroque | Yes | Includes Neo-Baroque |
| Bauhaus | No | |
| Beaux-Arts | Yes | |
| Brutalism | No | |
| Byzantine | Partial | Includes Neo-Byzantine. Generally judged on a case-by-case basis, with religious buildings given priority approval. |
| Classical | Yes | Includes Neo-Classical |
| Constructivism | No | |
| Egyptian Revival | Partial | Outlawed within one mille of the city center |
| Expressionism | No | Structures closest to Art Deco judged on a case-by-case basis |
| Futurism | No | |
| Georgian | Yes | |
| Gothic | Yes | Includes Neo-Gothic |
| International Style | No | |
| Modernism | No | |
| National Romantism | Yes | |
| Orientalism | Partial | Outlawed within one mille of the city center, except for religious buildings |
| Postmodernism | Partial | Outlawed within one mille of the city center |
| Renaissance | Yes | Includes Neo-Renaissance |
| Romanesque | Yes | Includes Neo-Romanesque |
| Structuralism | No |
Other provisions
The law originally instituted a maximum height limit of 7 perches (112 ft; ~34 m) and 6 perches (96 ft; ~29.26 m) for residential buildings, though local Architectural Boards were free to institute lower limits to fit local circumstances. Subsequent initiatives in the 1970s would abolish this limit in the major cities, though the provision is still in force in the rest of the country.
Subsequent amendments
[economic demand pushes for modernist styles outside of cities]