Modernism
Explore modernism across art, architecture and design
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Eichler X-100, the ‘house of the future’, is seeking a new buyerJoseph Eichler’s iconic mid-century experimental steel house – Eichler X-100 – in Northern California is back on the market as it turns 70
By Camille Tenneson Published
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Dive into Guadalajara modernism, and this lesser-known strand of Mexican architectureGuadalajara modernism boasts names such as Louis Barragán and offers fascinating insights into the development of 20th-century architecture in Mexico
By Adam Štěch Published
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Explore Buenos Aires modernism, and tour its early architecture examplesBuenos Aires modernism emerged in the 1930s and 1940s, soon growing to define the city – and some of the movement’s early examples still shine today
By Vanessa Bell Published
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Richard and Su Rogers’ house, a modernist masterpiece, enters the National Trust22 Parkside in Wimbledon, a landmark example of pioneering 20th-century design, has been given to the nation by the Rogers family
By Camille Tenneson Published
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Why Art Smith remains a defining figure in modernist jewelleryA new book, 'Bodyworks: The Jewelry of Art Smith,' published by Smithsonian Books, celebrates a jeweller who made modernist jewellery design his own
By Hannah Silver Published
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Inside the extraordinary legacy of pioneering Black architect Paul R. WilliamsPaul R. Williams, the US architect whose creativity triumphed over prejudice, is being celebrated with three shows in Los Angeles in the coming months; we take a deep dive into his work
By Michael Webb Published
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Tour a breezy Texas ranch house that looks as good as it did in 1985When the second-generation owners of a family vacation home needed a refresh, they naturally called on the architects who built it 40 years before
By Adrian Madlener Published
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The Kip House, a classic piece of post-war American Modernism is up for sale in BerkeleyDonald Olsen’s Kip House is a modest masterpiece of West Coast residential design, built in 1952 for a pioneering physicist and Bauhaus enthusiast
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Before Palm Springs, there was Corbin Palms – now one of its original mid-century homes is for saleA rare 1954 Palmer & Krisel residence in Corbin Palms – the overlooked Woodland Hills enclave where the architects first tested the ideas that would define California’s desert modernism – is on the market for $995,000
By Anna Solomon Published
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Three modernist icons have been added to Unesco’s World Heritage ListUnesco’s World Heritage Committee has added 25 new sites to its prestigious list – among them, modernist landmarks in Finland, Poland and Uzbekistan mark a growing shift towards recognising 20th-century architecture
By Anna Solomon Published
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Richard Lareau's 1961 Bone Residence, a landmark of San Diego modernism, is for saleSet in the canyons of Mission Hills, this post-and-beam residence – with its cedar walls and glass expanses framing views to the Pacific – is one of the finest-preserved works from the architect's career
By Anna Solomon Published
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A redwood-clad Kendrick Bangs Kellogg remodel brings 1970s organic modernism to marketThe Chapman Residence in California – a standard suburban house totally transformed by Kellogg and the artist couple who lived in it – has been listed for the first time
By Anna Solomon Published
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The amazing story of Three Chimneys, the UIA World Congress of Architects 2026 venueThree Chimneys, a brutalist Barcelona venue used during the UIA World Congress of Architects 2026, is a modernist landmark awaiting to be reborn
By Suzanne Wales Published
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Brazilian modernism: explore the enduring allure of the country's midcentury architectureInfluential and visually arresting, Brazilian modernism has left a mark, not only on the country's history but also on the 20th-century movement's global evolution; our guide explores its impact
By Harriet Thorpe Published
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The lesser-known richness of Vietnamese modernist architecture exploredVietnamese modernist architecture may not be the most well-known strand of the midcentury style, but its vocabulary is rich, layered and thrilling; our guide explores the 20th-century style, its components and legacy
By Alexandra van der Essen Published
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Modern, minimalist Japanese houses inspiring avant-garde livingWe tour the best Japanese architecture designed by international and local architects – houses that blend tradition and modernity in smart, sleek and sustainable spaces
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Brutalist and modernist references unite in a house that challenges suburban livingIn Victoria, Australia, Glenblaith is an unorthodox residence balancing concrete and curves that slowly unveil a secret garden
By Tianna Williams Published
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No Roman holiday is complete without this new guide to the city’s modern architectureModern Rome is the newest publication from Blue Crow Media’s growing collection of architectural city guides and detailed maps. We take a tour
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Track the work of Carl Pruscha across Nepal and Sri Lanka – take our architectural tourThe Austrian architect’s work in the regions melds local traditions with a modern approach. Architect and photojournalist Nipun Prabhakar pays homage with a tour
By Nipun Prabhakar Published
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Construct your own Socialist Modernist circus with this new monograph from ZupagrafikaCirk is the vivid chronicle of the Soviet-era permanent modernist circus, a unique and elaborate architectural typology that brought together performance, propaganda and populist entertainment
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Take a look inside these modernist cottages – unlikely frontiers for 20th-century designA new exhibition in Prague uncovers a forgotten chapter of architectural history: the modest countryside retreats shaped by avant-garde design ideas in the postwar years
By Anna Solomon Published
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The Architecture Edit: 10 striking houses we couldn't take our eyes off in MayThe very best residential architecture that the Wallpaper* editors have come across this month, from a Bauhaus-inspired painter's home to a brutalist beauty in Milan
By Anna Solomon Published
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A modernist home in Montréal gets a renovation that stays faithful to its rootsDesign studio Vives St-Laurent worked with inherited conditions – modest ceiling heights, sloped roofs and decades of modifications – to draw out the home's original early-20th-century character
By Anna Solomon Published
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What is a spomenik? Tour former Yugoslavia’s lost brutalist symbols of unityA spomenik-spotter’s guide – discover these forgotten brutalist architecture symbols, conceived to evoke Yugoslavian brotherhood and unity
By Eve Nicholson Published
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Explore Los Angeles in 16 Rudolph Schindler homesAn important California modernist, Rudolph Schindler, pioneered an architecture and way of living that resonates to this day; curator, historian and writer Adam Štěch takes us on a tour of the master's residential work in Los Angeles
By Adam Štěch Published
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Just north of Milan, a hymn to 1970s Italian brutalism is new to the marketMaster of Italian brutalism, Francesco Castiglioni, designed this concrete family villa in Cusano Milanino in the 1970s; now it’s for sale for the first time
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Explore Faro modernism like never before with this new bookNew tome ‘Faro Modernism’ documents an unexpected Portuguese paradise of midcentury architecture
By Tianna Williams Published


