Modernism
Explore modernism across art, architecture and design
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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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Mapped out: explore the streets of Berlin through Bauhaus and brutalism
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Sybold Ravesteyn's modernist house in Utrecht opens to the public
By Adam Štěch 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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Magnificent Miami: houses to covet in the city or beach
These breathtaking abodes in Miami and its surrounding area offer a healthy mix of glamour, art, modernist and art deco heritage, and contemporary design – making us crave the sun-drenched beaches of Florida
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Preservation easement secures the future of Eliot Noyes’ 1954 family home
By Pei-Ru Keh Last updated
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Melbourne apartments channel the spirit of Le Corbusier’s Notre Dame du Haut
Le Corbusier’s chapel, Notre Dame du Haut, inspires this Melbourne apartment complex by property developer Beulah International and Rob Mills Architecture & Interiors
By Jonathan Bell Last updated
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Meet the people saving The Hamptons’ modernist architecture
The newly established Hamptons 20 Century Modern vows to celebrate and preserve eastern Long Island's wealth of modernist architecture
By Pei-Ru Keh Last updated
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Best reissues: vintage design classics revitalised with brio
Explore vintage design reimagined for the future
By Rosa Bertoli Last updated
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Architecture in film: modernism, futurism and beyond
Ahead of the Oscars 2022 ceremony, we look back to the relationship between architecture and the movies. From modernist houses to futuristic landscapes, the built environment and the ambience it creates play a key role in visual storytelling
By Ewa Effiom Last updated
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Testing the water at Copenhagen's 1960s modernist swimming baths
Here, we revist our feature from the July 2012 issue of Wallpaper* (W*159), when we explored a refreshingly-designed Copenhagen public bathing complex
By Emma O'Kelly Last updated
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’Architectones’ by Xavier Veilhan at Richard Neutra’s VDL House, LA
By Carren Jao Last updated
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Bauhaus residence of entrepreneur Mati Broudo in Tel Aviv renovated by AN+ architects
By Ali Morris 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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Marcio Kogan’s modernist rooftop gym in São Paulo
By Scott Mitchem Last updated
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Modern Latin American architecture through the lens of Leonardo Finotti
By Siska Lyssens 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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Dive into Milan's modernist swimming pools in pictures
Tour Milan's numerous swimming pools through the lens of photographer Stefan Giftthaler, who has created a mesmerising photo series of those oft-overlooked Italian architecture marvels
By Jonathan Bell Last updated
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Revisiting an architecture icon: Richard Meier's Smith House
By Sara Sturges Last updated
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We step inside a renovated unit in Mies van der Rohe’s iconic 860-880 Lake Shore Drive in Chicago
By Sara Sturges Last updated
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Mies van der Rohe’s McCormick House is brought back to life at the Elmhurst Art Museum
By Audrey Henderson Last updated
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LA architect Ray Kappe’s duo of houses pair modernist and organic ideas
Los Angeles-based architect Ray Kappe is renowned worldwide for his contributions to the modernist movement. From forming his own practice in 1954 to founding SCI-Arc (the Southern California Institute of Architecture) in 1972, he is still in practice to this day. In 2006, Wallpaper* visited a pair of Kappe builds: one the home and office of Dr Esther Benton, the other the architect’s own Kappe House in Pacific Palisades, a Cultural Heritage Landmark
By Paul McCann Last updated
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Langlands & Bell's modernist box in rural Kent is a work of art
By Doris Lockhart 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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A tribute to architect Trevor Dannatt (1920-2021)
British architect Trevor Dannatt OBE RA (1920-2021) was known for his thoughtful and sensitive designs, which wove humble, traditional materials and modernist ideas. For our May 2012 issue (W*158), his son, art critic Adrian Dannatt, gave an account of one of the architect's new projects at the time, a private house in Petersfield. Here, we republish it in tribute
By Adrian Dannatt Last updated