Modernist architecture
-
Oscar Niemeyer’s Algerian architecture uncovered
Jason Oddy’s photographic study of Oscar Niemeyer’s Algerian buildings, set alongside research and archival documents, explores the architecture’s inseparable relationship to revolutionary politics in a new book from Columbia University Press, titled The revolution will be stopped halfway: Oscar Niemeyer in Algeria
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
-
Galerie Patrick Seguin installs Jean Prouvé’s demountable house at Château La Coste
By Christopher Stocks Last updated
-
Lease of life: a hidden gem of Brazilian modernism reopens as an art gallery
By Adam Štěch Last updated
-
Remembering Claude Parent's unique take on modernist architecture
We look back on Claude Parent's slant on modernist architecture, five years after the iconic architect's passing, by revisiting Wallpaper* contributing editor Emma O'Kelly's meeting with him in 2007
By Emma O'Kelly Last updated
-
Modernism Week 2017 honours Lautner, while a never-built Beadle comes to life
By Ann Binlot Last updated
-
André Lurçat-designed school in France scoops 2018 WMF/Knoll Modernism Prize
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
-
Blueprint for living: exploring London’s post-war housing at the Fitzhugh Estate
By Caragh McKay Last updated
-
On the shores of Hyères, Design Parade nurtures new French talent
By Sujata Burman Last updated
-
Jean Prouvé architecture goes on show at Marseille sculpture park
By Jean Grogan Last updated
-
Pomo erectus: a perfectly aged temple to wine and architecture
By Jonathan Bell Last updated
-
Power games: Calvert 22 examines post-Soviet architecture through art
By Sara Sturges Last updated
-
Modernism meets industry at Friche de l’Escalette, a French art dealer’s sculpture park
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
-
The architects who built Palm Springs: William Pereira
While contributing only a few seminal projects to Palm Springs, Pereira (1909-85) defined the town’s rich architectural heritage. Pereira’s most famous scheme in the area is arguably Palm Spring’s J. W. Robinson’s Department Store, a large-scale structure in the centre of town, on South Palm Canyon Drive.
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
-
Dessau’s Bauhaus Museum design reflects philosophy taught by the German school
By Giovanna Dunmall Last updated
-
The imagined modernist world of 3D artist Alexis Christodoulou
By Jessica Klingelfuss Last updated
-
MoMA celebrates South Asian architecture in the postcolonial era
The Museum of Modern Art’s latest exhibition, ‘The Project for Independence: Architectures of Decolonization in South Asia 1947 – 1985’, takes us through the aspirations, innovations and visions of South Asian countries after the end of colonial rule in the region
By Pei-Ru Keh Last updated
-
A. Quincy Jones’ The Cooper House is a midcentury modern design triumph
By Nate Berg Last updated
-
A quiet modernist gem in Suffolk opens its doors in fundraising bid
By Catherine Larner Last updated
-
Inside Brian Housden’s masterpiece of British modernism
A meeting with De Stijl master Gerrit Rietveld inspired architect Brian Housden (1928-2014) to throw away the timid first drafts of his London home – and instead design one of Britain’s first brutalist dwellings. In November 2014, 78 South Hill Park achieved Grade II-listed status, the same week that the late architect passed away
By Edwin Heathcote Last updated
-
London’s brutalist Balfron Tower opens two eclectically designed show apartments
Ab Rogers Design and Studio Egret West have combined restoration, creativity and collaboration to design the interiors of two show apartments in one of London’s most iconic residential towers
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
-
Frank Sinatra’s Palm Springs retreat is renovated with nostalgic 1960s interiors
By Mayer Rus Last updated
-
Seattle’s art deco Asian Art Museum gains a modern extension
LMN Architects brings the Seattle Asian Art Museum into the 21st century with a modern glass and sandstone extension that makes a surprisingly seamless addition to an iconic art deco institution at the heart of public culture in the Pacific North West region
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
-
Ripple effect: the Palm Springs hotels making waves
There must be something about all that sunshine and blue-on-blue sky, but Palm Springs has long lured a particular tribe of traveller – savvy, design-conscious, and fastidious about their choice of lodgings. Aiding the cause is the area’s haul of classic mid-century architecture, many of which, thanks to generous proportions and outdoor spaces, have been successfully co-opted or refurbished as bright and cheerful hotels.
By Daven Wu Last updated
-
The architects who built Palm Springs: E. Stewart Williams
Most influential in the realm of public and cultural life, Williams’ (1909-2005) legacy can be seen all over town. He’s the architect behind the Palm Springs Art Museum (1976) and the Santa Fe Federal Savings & Loan building (1960) and the Aerial Tramway Station (1963) – a refuge for hikers and wildlife lovers, 2,600m above the town in the San Jacinto Mountains
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
-
The architects who built Palm Springs: Hugh Kaptur
Inspired by midcentury aesthetics and philosophy, some of Kaptur’s (b. 1931) most famous commissions include homes for actors Steve McQueen (1964) and William Holden (1956). While Kaptur played with local vernacular and Spanish heritage, he always merged his influences with the International Style’s teachings.
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
-
The Smithsons’ Economist Plaza renovation by DSDHA is revealed
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
-
RIBA goes beyond Bauhaus with its latest exhibition in London
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated