It is of note that roughly at the middle of the previous century, there rose the category of architecture called "international architecture." In the name is implied that there exists architecture which is raised for communities across different nation states. This call was made at this point in time after the League of Nations transpired during the war efforts; it was at this time when countries around the world initiate the legal establishment of nation states. For the label of "international architecture" to have been designed, the intention behind the design of the name must be to note the significance of the nation-state polities in their acceptance of architecture which was being proposed as a common architecture for the Western world. Yet, the governments in each nation state cannot in each case act as the sole decision-making stakeholder that could sign for the purchase of new architecture, because not in all cases were they representative of all demographics which are affected in the locale. Furthermore, the governments have not yet the capacities to act without due information and advice on how to enable the populace to work with such architecture, which is at a physical scale and novel nature, without disrupting continuity in urban development. For this reason, extensive consultations and investigations, in addition to consent by stakeholders and local architects, as well as preparations, must occur before actions that affect the urban landscape could be taken. Nevertheless, the engagement with the administrative branches of polities is implied in the name of "international architecture."
