Modernism
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Building in Berlin: a new book shines light on the early career of Richard Neutra
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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British modernism inspires Waldo Works’ Television Centre penthouse
Tom Bartlett, founder of interior design firm Waldo Works, brings a British modernist interior to the largest Television Centre penthouse through a Festival of Britain-inspired colour pallette and design pieces from Living Diwani, Barber Osgerby, Ingo Maurer and Olivia Aspinall
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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How Donald Wexler and William Krisel turned Palm Springs into a Hollywood retreat
In 2012 (W* 152), we met architects Donald Wexler (1926-2015) and William Krisel (1924-2017), in their natural habitat, Palm Springs, a place that they, along with Albert Frey, E Stewart Williams and William Cody, turned from dust to diamonds. Wexler earned his reputation as an innovator with his steel-framed prefabs, going on to design the second home for actress Dinah Shore, while Krisel, architect of the Twin Palms Estates an elegant tract of holiday homes, was renowned for designing a slew of housing from LA to the San Fernando Valley. Both architects had Palm Springs in common, and lived to watch their legacies unfold.
By Emma O'Kelly Last updated
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’Never Built: Los Angeles’ presents an alternative vision of the US city
By Carren Jao Last updated
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Richard Meier adds a sleek new addition to Tel Aviv’s White City
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Le Corbusier’s apartment in Paris opens to public after reconstruction
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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In memoriam: Juliaan Lampens (1926-2019)
At the age of 93, Belgian architect Juliaan Lampens, a masterful builder in concrete, wood and glass, has passed away in Ghent
By Siska Lyssens Last updated
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Modernist marvel: virtually tour the multifaceted universe of Eileen Gray
Explore, watch and learn about the twists and turns of the Eileen Gray’s oeuvre through furniture, femininity and film on Bard Graduate Center Gallery’s interactive digital companion to the New York exhibition
By Pei-Ru Keh Last updated
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Four architects on the influence of Palm Springs
Many contemporary architects working today have been inspired by the modernist architecture of Palm Springs. Modernism Week brings them back to the desert town for a series of events that focus on the work of contemporary architects from restorations and renovations, to obsessions and design expressions
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Houses of the Sundown Sea: The architectural vision of Harry Gesner
By Shonquis Moreno Last updated
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The architects who built Palm Springs: John Lautner
By Bethan Ryder Last updated
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The architects who built Palm Springs: Richard Neutra
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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‘The Barbican Estate’ by Stefi Orazi celebrates 50 years of modernist living
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Painting architecture: Tommy Fitzpatrick’s fractured modernist visions
Tommy Fitzpatrick’s new series of electric-hued architectural paintings capture the American artist's 30-year fascination with modernism
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated
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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's Villa Tugendhat returns to form
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Modernist muse: the art world significance of Mies van der Rohe’s collages
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Dirk Engelen tours his restored Antwerp home – a 1970s architectural masterpiece
Belgian architect Dirk Engelen was surprised to find a John Lautner look-a-like house in suburban Antwerp. Drawn to its unique concrete and brick design, his curiosity got the better of him and he bought the house and renovated it, not without bringing some architectural abstractions of his own to the design
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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The first book on the philosophy and work of Egyptian architect Hassan Fathy
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Restoration works begin at Hornsey Town Hall in north London
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Dream haus: a new gallery in Connecticut showcases the visionary work of Josef and Anni Albers
A new gallery in Connecticut showcases the visionary work of Josef and Anni Albers
By Emma O'Kelly Last updated
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Worldwide warehouse: online vintage storeroom Design Market goes global
By Elly Parsons Last updated
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'Soviet Modernism 1955-1991: Unknown Stories' exhibition, Vienna
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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A photographic trip through America’s roadside façades
In her ongoing series, The Mother Road, Hayley Eichenbaum documents the tainted romanticism of roadside architecture on Route 66 in the American Southwest
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated
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The postwar public art that became a symbol of the British modernist dream
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated
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New French fragrance maison Ormaie references modernist design greats
By Elly Parsons Last updated
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Tom Blachford brings Palm Springs houses and classic cars into moonlit focus
By Jessica Klingelfuss Last updated
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Ricardo Bofill’s La Muralla Roja as captured by Sebastian Weiss
As a tribute to architecture icon Ricardo Bofill (1939 – 2022) we revisit Hamburg-based photographer Sebastian Weiss’ captivating photo series on ‘La Muralla Roja’, first published in 2020
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated