Beginning as a purely decorative change from Eclecticism, buildings of this type simply adopted new forms of Art Nouveau decoration in lieu of earlier styles, but did little or nothing to change earlier concepts of the structure of buildings as such.
Începând ca o deviere pur decorativă de la eclecticism, clădirile de acest tip au adoptat noi forme de decorațiune art nouveau în locul stilurilor anterioare, dar nu au schimbat deloc sau aproape deloc conceptele anterioare de structura clădirilor.