Interesting note about Standards:
- The British Engineering Standards Association was founded in 1902,
- The German national equivalent was founded in 1916,
- The American Standards association was founded in 1918.

"Standardization and rationalization are identified to be prerequisites to a modern architecture of formal and ethical excellence. Rationalization enables heightened efficiency and allows for the incorporation of prefabricated and ready-made components into the architectural process".*
* Gropius, Walter. (1955) The Scope of Total Architecture