Home›Buildings and Structures›Style›Modernist ArchitectureStyles and MovementsModernist ArchitectureAlso Known As The Modern MovementEarly Modern Movement ArchitectureReference and ClassificationDevelopingThe broad twentieth century movement that rejected historical styles and applied ornament in favor of forms derived from function, structure and the new materials of steel, glass and reinforced concrete. Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, Walter Gropius and Frank Lloyd Wright are its central figures; its ideas reshaped cities on every continent and provoked every major movement that followed it.FactsModernist ArchitectureConnectionsIn the Other AtlasesSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDisputedPeriodScholarly debateto 1980 2The replacement by postmodern architecture as the leading style for institutional and corporate buildings was gradual rather than a single sharp date; modernist design continued in narrower forms afterward.PeriodWell-attestedfrom 1920 1Circa; the movement consolidated in the 1920s, with roots in the industrial building and theory of the two decades before.Origin RegionWell-attestedEurope and the United States 1Modernist ArchitectureFilter Results102 entriesArchitectAllFrank Lloyd Wright (1)Jorn Utzon (1)Kenzo Tange (1)Le Corbusier (3)Norman Foster (1)Oscar Niemeyer (3)Walter Gropius (1)Building FamilyAllAirports and Airport Terminals (1)Apartment and Multi-Family Buildings (4)Architecturally Significant Houses (6)Christian Churches and Cathedrals (4)City and Town Halls (3)Commemorative Statues, Columns and Markers (1)Concert Halls and Convention Centers (1)Corporate Headquarters, Campuses and Office Complexes (1)Courts and Judicial Buildings (1)Cultural and Institutional Landmarks (Other) (2)Executive, Head-of-State and Diplomatic Buildings (2)Factories, Mills, Breweries and Works (1)Historic House Museums (1)Historic Houses (Individual Landmarks) (5)Historic Houses of the Midwestern and Western United States (2)Historic Houses of Upstate New York (1)Historic Houses Outside the United States (2)Legislative, Parliament and International Body Buildings (4)Libraries and Archives (3)Museums and Galleries (14)Museums of Europe (5)Museums of North America (9)Observation, Communication and Landmark Towers (4)Palaces of Italy (1)Palaces of Northern Italy (1)Palaces of Western Europe (1)Plantation Houses (1)Plantation Houses: Virginia (1)Railway Stations (2)Skyscrapers and Office Towers (9)Southern and Southwest Virginia (1)Tall Buildings of East Asia (3)Tall Buildings of Europe (3)Tall Buildings of North America (6)Tall Buildings of the Middle East (2)Tall Buildings of the Rest of the World (1)Theaters and Performance Venues (1)Villas (14)Villas of Eastern Europe (3)Villas of Italy (1)Villas of the Rest of the World (1)Villas of Western and Northern Europe (9)MaterialAllAluminum (4)Brick (3)Cantilever (1)Concrete (8)Concrete (11)Copper (1)Galvanized Steel (1)Glass (21)Granite (2)Low-Emissivity Glass (1)Marble (4)Masonry (3)Precast Concrete (1)Reinforced Concrete (13)Sandstone (1)Stainless Steel (3)Steel (13)Stone (1)Structural Steel (1)Stucco (4)Timber (9)Travertine (3)Zinc (1)Building TypeAllArt Museum (8)art museum, International Style building (1)Cathedral (1)Chapel (2)Church (2)City Hall (2)Commercial office skyscraper (1)Commercial offices (1)Concert Hall (1)Cultural property (1)Design museum (1)Factory 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Institutional Landmarks (Other) (2)Executive, Head-of-State and Diplomatic Buildings (2)Factories, Mills, Breweries and Works (1)Historic House Museums (1)Historic Houses of the Midwestern and Western United States (2)Historic Houses of Upstate New York (1)Historic Houses Outside the United States (2)Legislative, Parliament and International Body Buildings (4)Libraries and Archives (3)Museums of Europe (5)Museums of North America (9)Observation, Communication and Landmark Towers (4)Palaces of Northern Italy (1)Palaces of Western Europe (1)Railway Stations (2)Skyscrapers and Office Towers (9)Southern and Southwest Virginia (1)Tall Buildings of East Asia (3)Tall Buildings of Europe (3)Tall Buildings of North America (6)Tall Buildings of the Middle East (2)Tall Buildings of the Rest of the World (1)Theaters and Performance Venues (1)Villas of Eastern Europe (3)Villas of Italy (1)Villas of the Rest of the World (1)Villas of Western and Northern Europe (9)PlaceAllArgentina (1)Australia (2)Austria (1)Brazil (5)Canada (3)China (4)Czechia (3)Denmark (1)Finland (1)France (11)Germany (6)India (1)Italy (6)Japan (2)Mexico (1)Montenegro (1)Netherlands (1)Norway (2)Poland (1)Portugal (1)Saudi Arabia (1)South Africa (1)Spain (2)Sweden (1)Switzerland (2)Tunisia (1)Ukraine (1)United Arab Emirates (1)United Kingdom (5)United States (33)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 102747 Wing HouseModernist ArchitectureAlcoa Care-free HomeModernist ArchitectureAlmas TowerModernist ArchitectureAubrey R. Watzek HouseModernist ArchitectureBeinecke Rare Book and Manuscript LibraryModernist ArchitectureBerliner PhilharmonieModernist ArchitectureCalgary TowerModernist ArchitectureCasa MalaparteModernist ArchitectureCathedral of BrasiliaModernist ArchitectureCBS BuildingModernist ArchitectureCentral Park TowerModernist ArchitectureCentral Radio and TV TowerModernist ArchitectureChandigarh Capitol ComplexModernist ArchitectureChâteau de l'HorizonModernist ArchitectureChina ZunModernist ArchitectureChurch of the LightModernist ArchitectureCN TowerModernist ArchitectureComcast Technology CenterModernist ArchitectureCurutchet HouseModernist ArchitectureDavid Rayfiel HouseModernist ArchitectureE-1027Modernist ArchitectureEdificio CopanModernist ArchitectureEureka TowerModernist ArchitectureEuromastModernist ArchitectureFagus FactoryModernist ArchitectureFallingwaterModernist ArchitectureFlorida Tropical HouseModernist ArchitectureFord Foundation BuildingModernist ArchitectureFundacio Joan MiroModernist ArchitectureGetty CenterModernist ArchitectureGropius HouseModernist ArchitectureGuangzhou International Finance CenterModernist ArchitectureHallidie BuildingModernist ArchitectureHeron TowerModernist ArchitectureIsokon BuildingModernist ArchitectureJohn Hancock TowerModernist ArchitectureKimbell Art MuseumModernist ArchitectureKingdom CentreModernist ArchitectureKyiv Television CenterModernist ArchitectureLouisiana Museum of Modern ArtModernist ArchitectureLouvre PyramidModernist ArchitectureMarin County Civic CenterModernist ArchitectureMAXXIModernist ArchitectureMenil CollectionModernist ArchitectureMilwaukee Art MuseumModernist ArchitectureMuseum of Modern ArtModernist ArchitectureNational Congress of BrazilModernist ArchitectureNational Congress PalaceModernist ArchitectureNeue NationalgalerieModernist ArchitectureNotre-Dame du HautModernist ArchitectureOne Canada SquareModernist ArchitectureOne57Modernist ArchitectureOslo AirportModernist ArchitecturePadrao dos DescobrimentosModernist ArchitecturePalacio do PlanaltoModernist ArchitecturePhillips Exeter Academy LibraryModernist ArchitecturePirelli TowerModernist ArchitecturePonte City ApartmentsModernist ArchitecturePrice TowerModernist ArchitectureReichstag BuildingModernist ArchitectureRoma TerminiModernist ArchitectureRoma Termini railway stationModernist ArchitectureSalk InstituteModernist ArchitectureSalk Institute for Biological StudiesModernist ArchitectureSchindler HouseModernist ArchitectureSejm and Senate ComplexModernist ArchitectureSteiner HouseModernist ArchitectureStockholm Public LibraryModernist ArchitectureSydney Opera HouseModernist ArchitectureThe Cove (Harrisburg, Virginia)Modernist ArchitectureThe ShardModernist ArchitectureTokyo Metropolitan Government BuildingModernist ArchitectureToronto City HallModernist ArchitectureTorre AgbarModernist ArchitectureTorre LatinoamericanaModernist ArchitectureTour FirstModernist ArchitectureTransAmerica PyramidModernist ArchitectureTrump International Hotel and TowerModernist ArchitectureTugendhat HouseModernist ArchitectureUnderhill, HolmeModernist ArchitectureUnite d'Habitation, MarseilleModernist ArchitectureUnity TempleModernist ArchitectureVilla "Gorica"Modernist ArchitectureVilla BaizeauModernist ArchitectureVilla La MauresqueModernist ArchitectureVilla La Reine JeanneModernist ArchitectureVilla Le LacModernist ArchitectureVilla Le TridentModernist ArchitectureVilla MaireaModernist ArchitectureVilla MüllerModernist ArchitectureVilla Necchi CampiglioModernist ArchitectureVilla RoméeModernist ArchitectureVilla SavoyeModernist ArchitectureVilla SchwobModernist ArchitectureVilla StenersenModernist ArchitectureVilla TugendhatModernist ArchitectureVitra Design MuseumModernist ArchitectureWeissenhof EstateModernist ArchitectureWeyerhaeuser HeadquartersModernist ArchitectureWuhan Greenland CenterModernist ArchitectureYale Center for British ArtModernist ArchitectureYale University Art GalleryModernist ArchitectureConnectionsAssociated WithAdolf Loos, Architects and Designers Well-attested Loos's rejection of ornament prefigured modernist architectureAlvar Aalto, Architects and Designers Well-attested Aalto is a leading figure of Nordic modernismCompletion of the Seagram Building, Milestones Well-attested Congres Internationaux d'Architecture Moderne (CIAM), Institutions and Organizations Well-attested ConnectedFounded in 1928 as the principal international organization promoting and coordinating the Modern Movement in architecture and urban planning, until its dissolution in 1959.Source Encyclopedia BritannicaDemolition of Pruitt-Igoe, Milestones Well-attested Docomomo International, Institutions and Organizations Well-attested ConnectedDocomomo International, founded in Eindhoven in 1988, documents and advocates for the conservation of Modern Movement buildings and sites worldwide.Source Docomomo International (Wikipedia)Form Follows Function, Concepts Well-attested Editorial link from the concept to a related style, element, milestone or figure; no citation attachedFounding of CIAM, Milestones Well-attested Founding of the Deutscher Werkbund, Milestones Well-attested Le Corbusier, Architects and Designers Well-attested Le Corbusier is a central figure of modernist architectureLudwig Mies van der Rohe, Architects and Designers Well-attested Mies is a central figure of modernist architectureModular Coordination, Concepts Well-attested Editorial link from the concept to a related style, element, milestone or figure; no citation attachedOpen Plan, Concepts Well-attested Editorial link from the concept to a related style, element, milestone or figure; no citation attachedOrnament and Crime, Concepts Well-attested ConnectedThe polemic against applied ornament underlies the modern movement's plain surfaces, though Loos himself never joined the modernist mainstream he anticipated.Source Encyclopedia BritannicaPublication of Towards a New Architecture, Milestones Well-attested The 1929 Barcelona International Exposition, Milestones Well-attested The Five Points of Architecture, Concepts Well-attested Editorial link from the concept to a related style, element, milestone or figure; no citation attachedThe International Style Named, Milestones Well-attested Walter Gropius, Architects and Designers Well-attested Gropius founded the Bauhaus and is a central figure of modernismOpposesNew Classical Architecture, Styles and Movements Well-attested OpposesNew Classicism positions itself explicitly in opposition to modernist architectural doctrine.InfluencedBrutalism, Styles and Movements Well-attested A late development within the modern movement, from Le Corbusier's raw concrete manner.Source Encyclopedia BritannicaHigh-Tech Architecture, Styles and Movements Well-attested Source Encyclopedia BritannicaInternational Style, Styles and Movements Well-attested The 1932 exhibition's name for the shared language of the European modern movement.Source Encyclopedia BritannicaParametricism, Concepts Well-attested Source Parametric architecture (Wikipedia)Critiqued HerePostmodern Architecture, Styles and Movements Well-attested Critiqued HereInfluence by reaction: the movement defined itself against modernist austerity.Source Encyclopedia BritannicaNotable ExamplesVilla Savoye, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Encyclopedia BritannicaVilla Schwob, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Villa Schwob (Wikidata)tier 3Villa Stenersen, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Villa Stenersen (Wikipedia)Villa Tugendhat, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Villa Tugendhat (Wikipedia)tier 3Vitra Design Museum, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Vitra Design Museum, WikipediaWeissenhof Estate, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Weissenhof Estate, WikipediaWeyerhaeuser Headquarters, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Weyerhaeuser Corporate Headquarters, WikipediaWuhan Greenland Center, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Wuhan Greenland Center (Wikipedia)tier 3Yale Center for British Art, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Yale Center for British Art, WikipediaYale University Art Gallery, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Yale University Art Gallery, WikipediaShowing 101 to 110 of 110 in Notable Examples, page 3 of 3.← Previous123In the Other AtlasesOriginated InEuropeAlso in Geography Atlas: where this subject originated.Source Encyclopedia BritannicaUnited StatesAlso in Geography Atlas: where this subject originated.Source Encyclopedia BritannicaSources1. Encyclopedia BritannicaEncyclopedia Britannica, Inc.britannica.com/art/Modernism-art, lead definitionModernism, in the fine arts, a break with the past and the concurrent search for new forms of expression.Notable Examples: Villa SavoyeInfluenced: Postmodern ArchitectureInfluenced: BrutalismInfluenced: International StyleAssociated With: Ornament and CrimeInfluenced: High-Tech ArchitectureAssociated With: Congres Internationaux d'Architecture Moderne (CIAM)View the Source2. WikipediaWikimedia Foundationen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_architecture, lead paragraphQuote, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_architecture, lead paragraphThe movement emerged in the first half of the 20th century and became dominant after World War II until the 1980s, when it was gradually replaced as the principal style for institutional and corporate buildings by postmodern architecture.View the SourceFrank Lloyd Wright Foundation Official SiteFrank Lloyd Wright FoundationNotable Examples: FallingwaterView the SourceDocomomo International (Wikipedia)WikipediaAssociated With: Docomomo InternationalQuote, Associated With: Docomomo InternationalDocomomo was founded to take up the challenge of the protection and conservation of Modern Architecture and Urbanism.View the SourceWikipedia: Chandigarh Capitol Complextier 3WikipediaNotable Examples: Chandigarh Capitol Complex, Architecture and designQuote, Notable Examples: Chandigarh Capitol Complex, Architecture and designThe Capitol Complex is a landmark of modernist architecture, employing béton brut (exposed concrete) and pioneering construction techniques.View the SourceWikipedia: National Congress of Braziltier 3WikipediaNotable Examples: National Congress of Brazil, History section, third paragraphQuote, Notable Examples: National Congress of Brazil, History section, third paragraphAs with most of the city's government buildings, the National Congress building was designed by Oscar Niemeyer in the Modernist style.View the SourceParametric architecture (Wikipedia)Influenced: Parametricism, Origin section (redirect target Parametric architecture)Quote, Influenced: Parametricism, Origin section (redirect target Parametric architecture)The term was coined in 2008 by Patrik Schumacher, who described it as a successor to modernism and postmodernism and proposed it as a new global architectural style for the 21st century.View the SourcePirelli Tower, WikipediaNotable Examples: Pirelli Tower, infobox architectural_style field: ModernismView the SourcePalacio do Planalto - WikipediaNotable Examples: Palacio do Planalto, infobox architectural_style field: ModernistView the SourceCBS Building, WikipediaNotable Examples: CBS Building, infobox architectural_style field: ModernistView the SourceCentral Radio and TV Tower - WikipediaNotable Examples: Central Radio and TV Tower, infobox architectural_style field: ModernismView the SourceEuromast, WikipediaNotable Examples: Euromast, infobox architectural_style field: ModernismView the SourceAlmas Tower, WikipediaNotable Examples: Almas Tower, infobox architectural_style field: ModernismView the SourceTour First, WikipediaNotable Examples: Tour First, infobox architectural_style field: ModernismView the SourceIsokon Building (Wikipedia)Notable Examples: Isokon Building, infobox architectural_style field: Art Deco, Bauhaus, modernistView the SourcePonte City Apartments (Wikipedia)tier 3Wikimedia FoundationNotable Examples: Ponte City Apartments, infobox architectural_style field: Brutalist, modernistView the SourceKingdom Centre (Wikipedia)tier 3Wikimedia FoundationNotable Examples: Kingdom Centre, infobox architectural_style field: ModernismView the SourceVilla Muller (Wikipedia)Notable Examples: Villa Müller, infobox architectural_style field: ModernismView the SourceE-1027 (Wikipedia)Notable Examples: E-1027, infobox architectural_style field: ModernismView the SourceVilla Stenersen (Wikipedia)Notable Examples: Villa Stenersen, infobox architectural_style field: Modernism, FunctionalismView the SourceRoma Termini railway station, WikipediaNotable Examples: Roma Termini, Article bodyThe result is a gravity-defying modernist structureNotable Examples: Roma Termini railway station, Article bodyThe result is a gravity-defying modernist structureView the SourceVilla Baizeau (Wikipedia)Notable Examples: Villa Baizeau, Article bodyQuote, Notable Examples: Villa Baizeau, Article bodydesigned by Swiss modernist architect Le Corbusier in 1928View the SourceFumihiko Maki (Pritzker Architecture Prize)Notable Examples: Fumihiko Maki, Laureate page, opening paragraphQuote, Notable Examples: Fumihiko Maki, Laureate page, opening paragraphcalls himself a modernist, unequivocallyView the SourceEBSCO Research Starters: Louis I. KahnEBSCO Research StartersNotable Examples: Louis Kahn, Biography, overviewQuote, Notable Examples: Louis Kahn, Biography, overviewKahn was a renowned architect in the school of international modernismView the SourceJewish Virtual Library: Phyllis LambertJewish Virtual LibraryNotable Examples: Phyllis Lambert, Biography paragraph twoQuote, Notable Examples: Phyllis Lambert, Biography paragraph twoPhyllis Lambert has been recognized for her tireless advocacy of modern architectureView the SourceWikipedia: Ford Foundation Center for Social JusticeNotable Examples: Ford Foundation Building, Infobox: architectural_styleQuote, Notable Examples: Ford Foundation Building, Infobox: architectural_styleLate ModernismView the SourceWeyerhaeuser Corporate Headquarters, WikipediaNotable Examples: Weyerhaeuser Headquarters, Infobox: architectural_styleQuote, Notable Examples: Weyerhaeuser Headquarters, Infobox: architectural_styleModernView the SourceWikipedia: Central Park TowerWikipediaNotable Examples: Central Park Tower, Infobox: architectural_styleQuote, Notable Examples: Central Park Tower, Infobox: architectural_styleModernView the SourceWuhan Greenland Center (Wikipedia)tier 3Wikimedia FoundationNotable Examples: Wuhan Greenland Center, Infobox: architectural_styleQuote, Notable Examples: Wuhan Greenland Center, Infobox: architectural_styleModernView the SourceGuangzhou International Finance Center (Wikipedia)tier 3Wikimedia FoundationNotable Examples: Guangzhou International Finance Center, Infobox: architectural_styleQuote, Notable Examples: Guangzhou International Finance Center, Infobox: architectural_styleModernView the SourceTrump International Hotel and Tower (Wikipedia)tier 3Wikimedia FoundationNotable Examples: Trump International Hotel and Tower, Infobox: architectural_styleQuote, Notable Examples: Trump International Hotel and Tower, Infobox: architectural_styleModernView the SourceSchindler House - WikipediaNotable Examples: Schindler House, Infobox: architectureQuote, Notable Examples: Schindler House, Infobox: architectureModernView the SourceGropius House (Wikipedia)tier 3Wikimedia FoundationNotable Examples: Gropius House, Infobox: architectureQuote, Notable Examples: Gropius House, Infobox: architectureModernView the SourceYale Center for British Art, WikipediaNotable Examples: Yale Center for British Art, Infobox: architectural_styleQuote, Notable Examples: Yale Center for British Art, Infobox: architectural_styleModernView the SourceChina Zun, WikipediaNotable Examples: China Zun, Infobox: architectural_styleQuote, Notable Examples: China Zun, Infobox: architectural_styleModernView the SourceEureka Tower, WikipediaNotable Examples: Eureka Tower, Infobox: architectural_styleQuote, Notable Examples: Eureka Tower, Infobox: architectural_styleModernView the SourceSejm and Senate Complex, WikipediaNotable Examples: Sejm and Senate Complex, Infobox: architectural_styleQuote, Notable Examples: Sejm and Senate Complex, Infobox: architectural_styleStripped Classicism ModernView the SourceUnity Temple (Wikipedia)tier 3Wikimedia FoundationNotable Examples: Unity Temple, Infobox: architectureQuote, Notable Examples: Unity Temple, Infobox: architecturePrairie style; ModernView the SourceMarin County Civic Center (Wikipedia)tier 3Wikimedia FoundationNotable Examples: Marin County Civic Center, Infobox: architectureQuote, Notable Examples: Marin County Civic Center, Infobox: architectureModern MovementView the SourceOne57 (Wikipedia)tier 3Wikimedia FoundationNotable Examples: One57, Infobox: architectural_styleQuote, Notable Examples: One57, Infobox: architectural_styleModernView the SourceFlorida Tropical House (Wikipedia)Notable Examples: Florida Tropical House, Infobox: architectureQuote, Notable Examples: Florida Tropical House, Infobox: architectureModernismView the SourceAlcoa Care-free Home (Wikipedia)Notable Examples: Alcoa Care-free Home, Infobox: architectureQuote, Notable Examples: Alcoa Care-free Home, Infobox: architectureModernView the SourceAubrey R. Watzek House (Wikipedia)Notable Examples: Aubrey R. Watzek House, Infobox: architectureQuote, Notable Examples: Aubrey R. Watzek House, Infobox: architectureModern, Northwest RegionalView the SourceDavid Rayfiel House (Wikipedia)Notable Examples: David Rayfiel House, Infobox: architectureQuote, Notable Examples: David Rayfiel House, Infobox: architectureModern MovementView the SourceToronto City Hall (Wikipedia)tier 3Wikimedia FoundationNotable Examples: Toronto City Hall, Infobox: architectural_styleQuote, Notable Examples: Toronto City Hall, Infobox: architectural_styleNeo-Expressionist ModernView the SourceWeissenhof Estate, WikipediaNotable Examples: Weissenhof Estate, IntroductionQuote, Notable Examples: Weissenhof Estate, IntroductionIt was an international showcase of modern architecture's aspiration to provide inexpensive, simple, efficient, and good-quality housing.View the SourceVilla Tugendhat - WikipediaNotable Examples: Tugendhat House, IntroductionQuote, Notable Examples: Tugendhat House, IntroductionIt is one of the pioneering prototypes of modern architecture in Europe, and was designed by the German architects Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich.View the SourceVilla Tugendhat (Wikipedia)tier 3Wikimedia FoundationNotable Examples: Villa Tugendhat, IntroductionQuote, Notable Examples: Villa Tugendhat, IntroductionIt is one of the pioneering prototypes of modern architecture in Europe, and was designed by the German architects Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich.View the SourceVilla Le Lac (Wikipedia)Notable Examples: Villa Le Lac, IntroductionQuote, Notable Examples: Villa Le Lac, IntroductionIt is an example of residential Modern architecture and showcases three of Le Corbusier's Five Points of Architecture.View the SourceTokyo Metropolitan Government Building (Wikipedia)Wikimedia FoundationNotable Examples: Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, Wikipedia categoriesQuote, Notable Examples: Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, Wikipedia categoriesCategory:Modernist architecture in JapanView the SourceEdificio Copan - WikipediaNotable Examples: Edificio Copan, Wikipedia categoriesQuote, Notable Examples: Edificio Copan, Wikipedia categoriesCategory:Modernist architecture in BrazilView the SourceHallidie Building, WikipediaNotable Examples: Hallidie Building, Wikipedia categoriesQuote, Notable Examples: Hallidie Building, Wikipedia categoriesCategory:Modernist architecture in CaliforniaView the SourceCurutchet House (Wikipedia)Notable Examples: Curutchet House, Wikipedia categoriesQuote, Notable Examples: Curutchet House, Wikipedia categoriesCategory:Modernist architectureView the SourceSalk Institute for Biological Studies, WikipediaNotable Examples: Salk Institute, Wikipedia categoriesCategory:Modernist architecture in CaliforniaNotable Examples: Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Wikipedia categoriesCategory:Modernist architecture in CaliforniaView the SourceVilla Mairea (Wikipedia)tier 3Wikimedia FoundationNotable Examples: Villa Mairea, Lead sectionQuote, Notable Examples: Villa Mairea, Lead sectionVilla Mairea is a villa, guest-house, and rural retreat designed and built by the Finnish modernist architects Aino Aalto and Alvar Aalto for Harry and Maire Gullichsen in Noormarkku, Pori, Finland.View the SourceJohn Hancock Tower (Wikipedia)tier 3Wikimedia FoundationNotable Examples: John Hancock Tower, Development and engineering flawsQuote, Notable Examples: John Hancock Tower, Development and engineering flawsIt was an embarrassment for the firm, for modernist architects, and for the architecture industry.View the SourceChurch of the Light (Wikipedia)tier 3Wikimedia FoundationNotable Examples: Church of the Light, Ando and his wallsQuote, Notable Examples: Church of the Light, Ando and his wallsThe importance given to walls is a distinct departure from Modernist architecture.View the SourceKyiv Television Center (Wikipedia)tier 3Wikimedia FoundationNotable Examples: Kyiv Television Center, Lead sectionQuote, Notable Examples: Kyiv Television Center, Lead sectionThe Kyiv Television Center, or The Pencil, is a modernist skyscraper in Kyiv, and the current symbolic headquarters of Ukrainian public television broadcasting (it has been empty since the invasion).View the SourceBerliner Philharmonie, WikipediaNotable Examples: Berliner Philharmonie, Wikipedia categoriesQuote, Notable Examples: Berliner Philharmonie, Wikipedia categoriesCategory:Modernist architecture in GermanyView the SourceMuseum of Modern Art, WikipediaNotable Examples: Museum of Modern Art, Lead sectionQuote, Notable Examples: Museum of Modern Art, Lead sectionUnder Barr's leadership, the museum's collection rapidly expanded, beginning with an inaugural exhibition of works by European modernists.View the SourceSteiner House (Wikipedia)Notable Examples: Steiner House, Wikipedia categoriesQuote, Notable Examples: Steiner House, Wikipedia categoriesCategory:Modernist architectureView the SourceTorre Latinoamericana (Wikipedia)tier 3Wikimedia FoundationNotable Examples: Torre Latinoamericana, Wikipedia categoriesQuote, Notable Examples: Torre Latinoamericana, Wikipedia categoriesCategory:Modernist architecture in MexicoView the SourceSydney Opera House (Wikipedia)tier 3Wikimedia FoundationNotable Examples: Sydney Opera House, Wikipedia categoriesQuote, Notable Examples: Sydney Opera House, Wikipedia categoriesCategory:Modernist architecture in AustraliaView the SourceVilla La Mauresque (Wikipedia)Notable Examples: Villa La Mauresque, HistoryQuote, Notable Examples: Villa La Mauresque, HistoryIn 1927, the author Somerset Maugham purchased the property and commissioned Henri Delmotte, Marcel Guilgot, and the young American architect Barry Dierks to eliminate the villa's original neo-oriental elements, to classicize the façades and patio, and to modernize the layout by creating a staircase.View the SourceTorre Agbar (Wikipedia)tier 3Wikimedia FoundationNotable Examples: Torre Agbar, Wikipedia categoriesQuote, Notable Examples: Torre Agbar, Wikipedia categoriesCategory:Modernist architecture in BarcelonaView the SourcePhillips Exeter Academy Library, WikipediaNotable Examples: Phillips Exeter Academy Library, Wikipedia categoriesQuote, Notable Examples: Phillips Exeter Academy Library, Wikipedia categoriesCategory:Modernist architecture in New HampshireView the SourcePrice Tower (Wikipedia)Notable Examples: Price Tower, Original New York plansQuote, Notable Examples: Price Tower, Original New York plansWright called his design "modern-not modernistic".View the SourceWikipedia: Kimbell Art Museumtier 3WikipediaNotable Examples: Kimbell Art Museum, Wikipedia categoriesQuote, Notable Examples: Kimbell Art Museum, Wikipedia categoriesCategory:Modernist architecture in TexasView the SourceBeinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library (Wikipedia)tier 3Wikimedia FoundationNotable Examples: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Wikipedia categoriesQuote, Notable Examples: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Wikipedia categoriesCategory:Modernist architecture in ConnecticutView the SourceMilwaukee Art Museum, WikipediaNotable Examples: Milwaukee Art Museum, Wikipedia categoriesQuote, Notable Examples: Milwaukee Art Museum, Wikipedia categoriesCategory:Modernist architecture in WisconsinView the SourceWikipedia: The ShardWikipediaNotable Examples: The Shard, Wikipedia categoriesQuote, Notable Examples: The Shard, Wikipedia categoriesCategory:Modern architecture in the United KingdomView the SourceVilla "Gorica" (Wikipedia)Notable Examples: Villa "Gorica", Wikipedia categoriesQuote, Notable Examples: Villa "Gorica", Wikipedia categoriesCategory:Modernist architectureView the SourceNeue Nationalgalerie (Wikipedia)Notable Examples: Neue Nationalgalerie, David Chipperfield renovationQuote, Notable Examples: Neue Nationalgalerie, David Chipperfield renovationHaving had no thorough modernization since its inauguration, the Neue Nationalgalerie required upgrades to its air-conditioning, lighting, security, accessibility, electricity, visitor facilities and the behind-the-scenes infrastructure for moving art.View the SourceOslo Airport, Gardermoen (Wikipedia)Notable Examples: Oslo Airport, Wikipedia categoriesQuote, Notable Examples: Oslo Airport, Wikipedia categoriesCategory:Modernist architecture in NorwayView the SourceVilla Le Trident (Wikipedia)Notable Examples: Villa Le Trident, Lead sectionQuote, Notable Examples: Villa Le Trident, Lead sectionThe villa Le Trident is a Modernist villa built by the American architect Barry Dierks (1899-1960) for himself and his partner, Colonel Eric Sawyer on the pointe de l'Esquillon in Théoule-sur-Mer, Alpes-Maritimes on the French Riviera.View the Source747 Wing House (Wikipedia)Notable Examples: 747 Wing House, Wikipedia categoriesQuote, Notable Examples: 747 Wing House, Wikipedia categoriesCategory:Modernist architecture in CaliforniaView the SourceVilla La Reine Jeanne (Wikipedia)Notable Examples: Villa La Reine Jeanne, HistoryQuote, Notable Examples: Villa La Reine Jeanne, HistoryIn 1928, Weiller commissioned Barry Dierks to build on the site a Modernist villa capable of accommodating 30 guests.View the SourceMenil Collection (Wikipedia)Notable Examples: Menil Collection, Wikipedia categoriesQuote, Notable Examples: Menil Collection, Wikipedia categoriesCategory:Modernist architecture in TexasView the SourceComcast Technology Center - WikipediaNotable Examples: Comcast Technology Center, Wikipedia categoriesQuote, Notable Examples: Comcast Technology Center, Wikipedia categoriesCategory:Modernist architecture in PennsylvaniaView the SourceWikipedia: CN TowerWikipediaNotable Examples: CN Tower, Wikipedia categoriesQuote, Notable Examples: CN Tower, Wikipedia categoriesCategory:Modernist architecture in CanadaView the SourcePadrao dos Descobrimentos (Wikipedia)tier 3Wikimedia FoundationNotable Examples: Padrao dos Descobrimentos, Wikipedia categoriesQuote, Notable Examples: Padrao dos Descobrimentos, Wikipedia categoriesCategory:Modernist architecture in PortugalView the SourceStockholm Public Library (Wikipedia)tier 3Wikimedia FoundationNotable Examples: Stockholm Public Library, Wikipedia categoriesQuote, Notable Examples: Stockholm Public Library, Wikipedia categoriesCategory:Modernist architecture in SwedenView the SourceCalgary Tower - WikipediaNotable Examples: Calgary Tower, Wikipedia categoriesQuote, Notable Examples: Calgary Tower, Wikipedia categoriesCategory:Modernist architecture in CanadaView the SourceOne Canada Square (Wikipedia)tier 3Wikimedia FoundationNotable Examples: One Canada Square, Wikipedia categoriesQuote, Notable Examples: One Canada Square, Wikipedia categoriesCategory:Modern architecture in the United KingdomView the SourceVitra Design Museum, WikipediaNotable Examples: Vitra Design Museum, Wikipedia categoriesQuote, Notable Examples: Vitra Design Museum, Wikipedia categoriesCategory:Modernist architecture in GermanyView the SourceTransamerica Pyramid, WikipediaNotable Examples: TransAmerica Pyramid, Lead sectionQuote, Notable Examples: TransAmerica Pyramid, Lead sectionThe Transamerica Pyramid (locally known in some communities as "Big Pointy") is a pyramid-shaped 48-story modernist skyscraper in San Francisco, California, United States, and the second tallest building in the San Francisco skyline.View the SourceUnderhill, Holme (Wikipedia)Notable Examples: Underhill, Holme, Wikipedia categoriesQuote, Notable Examples: Underhill, Holme, Wikipedia categoriesCategory:Modernist architecture in EnglandView the SourceYale University Art Gallery, WikipediaNotable Examples: Yale University Art Gallery, 20th centuryQuote, Notable Examples: Yale University Art Gallery, 20th centuryIt was ultimately known as the "Old Yale Art Gallery" to contrast it with the modernist expansion added a couple of decades later.View the SourceMAXXI (Wikipedia)tier 3Wikimedia FoundationNotable Examples: MAXXI, Wikipedia categoriesQuote, Notable Examples: MAXXI, Wikipedia categoriesCategory:Modernist architecture in ItalyView the SourceGetty Center, WikipediaNotable Examples: Getty Center, Wikipedia categoriesQuote, Notable Examples: Getty Center, Wikipedia categoriesCategory:Modernist architecture in CaliforniaView the SourceReichstag Building (Wikidata)tier 3Wikimedia FoundationNotable Examples: Reichstag Building, Wikidata P149Quote, Notable Examples: Reichstag Building, Wikidata P149architectural style: modern architectureView the SourceCasa Malaparte (Wikidata)tier 3Wikimedia FoundationNotable Examples: Casa Malaparte, Wikidata P149Quote, Notable Examples: Casa Malaparte, Wikidata P149architectural style: modern architectureView the SourceHeron Tower (Wikidata)tier 3Wikimedia FoundationNotable Examples: Heron Tower, Wikidata P149Quote, Notable Examples: Heron Tower, Wikidata P149architectural style: modern architectureView the SourceVilla Necchi Campiglio (Wikidata)tier 3Wikimedia FoundationNotable Examples: Villa Necchi Campiglio, Wikidata P149Quote, Notable Examples: Villa Necchi Campiglio, Wikidata P149architectural style: modernismView the SourceVilla Schwob (Wikidata)tier 3Wikimedia FoundationNotable Examples: Villa Schwob, Wikidata P149Quote, Notable Examples: Villa Schwob, Wikidata P149architectural style: modern architectureView the SourceVilla Romée (Wikidata)tier 3Wikimedia FoundationNotable Examples: Villa Romée, Wikidata P149Quote, Notable Examples: Villa Romée, Wikidata P149architectural style: modern architectureView the SourceThe Cove (Harrisburg, Virginia) (Wikidata)tier 3Wikimedia FoundationNotable Examples: The Cove (Harrisburg, Virginia), Wikidata P149Quote, Notable Examples: The Cove (Harrisburg, Virginia), Wikidata P149architectural style: modern architectureView the SourceCasa Malaparte - WikipediaNotable Examples: Casa Malaparte, Infobox: architectural_styleQuote, Notable Examples: Casa Malaparte, Infobox: architectural_styleModern architectureView the SourceUnite d'habitation, WikipediaNotable Examples: Unite d'Habitation, Marseille, LeadQuote, Notable Examples: Unite d'Habitation, Marseille, LeadThe Unité d'habitation (French pronunciation: [ynite dabitasjɔ̃], Housing Unit; Occitan: Unitat d'abitacion) is a modernist residential housing typology developed by Le Corbusier, with the collaboration of painter-architect Nadir Afonso.View the SourceLouisiana Museum of Modern Art (Wikipedia)Notable Examples: Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, LeadQuote, Notable Examples: Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, LeadThe museum is recognized as a modernist landmark in Danish architecture, and is noted for its synthesis of art, architecture and landscape, boasting a sculpture park with works by Alexander Calder, Henry Moore and Richard Serra.View the SourceChateau de l'Horizon (Wikipedia)Notable Examples: Château de l'Horizon, LeadQuote, Notable Examples: Château de l'Horizon, LeadThe château de l'Horizon is a Modernist villa that was constructed in 1932 by the American architect Barry Dierks for the actress Maxine Elliott.View the SourceLouvre Pyramid (Wikipedia)tier 3Wikimedia FoundationNotable Examples: Louvre Pyramid, Article textQuote, Notable Examples: Louvre Pyramid, Article textThe modernist style of the edifice being inconsistent with the classic French Renaissance style and history of the LouvreView the SourceLilly Reich (Wikipedia)Notable Examples: Lilly Reich, LeadQuote, Notable Examples: Lilly Reich, LeadReich was an important figure in the early Modern Movement in architecture and design.View the SourceFundacio Joan Miro, WikipediaNotable Examples: Fundacio Joan Miro, Wikipedia category: Modernist architecture in BarcelonaQuote, Notable Examples: Fundacio Joan Miro, Wikipedia category: Modernist architecture in BarcelonaCategory:Modernist architecture in BarcelonaView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. 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