Situating itself in current debates over the international legal archive, this article delves into the material and conceptual implications of architecture for international law. To do so I trace the architectural developments of international law’s organizational and administrative spaces during the early to mid twentieth century. These architectural endeavours unfolded in three main stages: the years 1922–1926, during which the International Labour Organization (ILO) building, the first building exclusively designed for an international organization was constructed; the years 1927–1937 which saw the great polemic between modernist and classical architects over the building of the Palace of Nations; and the years 1947–1952, with the triumph of modernism, represented by the UN Headquarters in New York. These events provide an illuminating allegorical insight into the physical manifestation, modes of self-expression, and transformation of international law during this era, particularly the relationship between international law and the function and role of international organizations.

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为国际法而设计：1922-1952 年国际组织的架构

置身于当前关于国际法律档案的辩论中，本文深入探讨了建筑对国际法的物质和概念影响。为此，我追溯了 20 世纪早期至中期国际法组织和行政空间的建筑发展。这些建筑工作分三个主要阶段展开：1922 年至 1926 年期间，国际劳工组织 (ILO) 大楼建成，这是第一座专为国际组织设计的建筑；1927 年至 1937 年间，现代主义和古典主义建筑师之间就万国宫的建设展开了激烈的争论；以及以纽约联合国总部为代表的现代主义胜利的 1947-1952 年。