Modernism
Explore modernism across art, architecture and design
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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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Photographer Mona Kuhn reflects on mysticism and modernism in Joshua Tree
The Brazilian artist ventures into the desert for a new series, She Disappeared into Complete Silence, capturing her muse in Robert Stone’s golden Acido Dorado house
By Charlotte Jansen 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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Brutalist book club: colossal compendiums of concrete architecture
By Jonathan Bell Last updated
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The architects who built Palm Springs: William Cody
Lured to Palm Springs in 1945 by Nellie Coffman – ‘The Mother of Palm Springs’, Cody’s (1916-1978) first commission was to extend the Desert Inn. The following year, Cody received his first standalone job, the Del Marcos Hotel and soon he was designing country clubs and private homes all over town.
By Jonathan Bell Last updated
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Erich Mendelsohn’s Villa Weizmann is one of the German émigré’s modernist masterpieces
By David Kaufman 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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Paulo Mendes da Rocha’s São Paulo house for art dealer Eduardo Leme
Paulo Mendes da Rocha has a fan in art dealer Eduardo Leme, who commissioned the Brazilian architect to design both his house and art gallery in São Paulo. Wallpaper* visited Casa Millán in 2006 (W*88), to find out how the brutal concrete residence, originally built by da Rocha in 1969 for another art dealer, was adapted for its new owner
By Emma O'Kelly 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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Serge Cajfinger swaps Paris for a Bahia beach house by Marcio Kogan
Brazilian architect Marcio Kogan designs a dream house out of concrete blocks and a eucalyptus-stick pergola for Paule Ka founder Serge Cajfinger
By Amy Serafin Last updated
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Barbi Benton’s Colorado home is filled with delicious disco deco
By Richard Cook Last updated
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Gagosian brings a taste of Casa Malaparte to London
London's Gagosian Gallery presents a collection of furniture reproductions from Casa Malaparte, Curzio Malaparte's legendary villa perched atop a promontory on the island of Capri
By Ali Morris 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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Rawlins Design breathes new life into midcentury Fire Island House
Rawlins Design respectfully remodels a midcentury gem on New York’s Fire Island, a 1969 house originally designed by architect Harry Bates
By Alfredo Mineo Last updated
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Modernist posters reimagine the architecture of James Bond
James Bond is brought to life in new and wonderful ways through these modernist illustrations from the films
By Hannah Silver 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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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