Architecture in the 20th century was defined by a single dominant style: modernism. This design movement transformed the ...

Futuristic pyramids and boxy concrete forms rose up with the modernist architecture of Africa in the 1960s and ’70s, although beyond the continent the radical forms aren’t widely recognized. Growth ...

Sanatoria used to treat tuberculosis patients in the late-19th and 20th centuries served as inspiration for many Modernist architects, according CityLab. 1. Tuberculosis death rates skyrocketed in the ...

Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed. Image © Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed, via Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0 More than sites of treatment, sanatoriums ...

“The wind of change is blowing through this continent,” declared British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan in the Ghanaian capital Accra in 1960. “Whether we like it or not, this growth of national ...

Excerpt: ‘Women Architects at Work: Making American Modernism’, by Mary Anne Hunting and Kevin D. Murphy. Women Architects at Work: Making American Modernism, by Mary Anne Hunting and Kevin D. Murphy.

Modern architecture is the architectural style that dominated the Western world between the 1930s and the 1960s and was characterized by an analytical and functional approach to building design.

Explore North Carolina's Modernist architectural heritage and efforts to preserve its legacy. Discover North Carolina's rich Modernist architectural heritage. From Matsumoto's iconic works to early ...