Modernist architecture
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The architects who built Palm Springs: John Lautner
By Bethan Ryder • Last updated
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Shigeru Ban’s timber-framed Terrace House breaks ground in Vancouver
By Hadani Ditmars • 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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Sybold Ravesteyn's modernist house in Utrecht opens to the public
By Adam Štěch • 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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At home with Daniel Arsham
Speaking from New York, prolific pan-creative Daniel Arsham discusses dream collaborators, Star Wars, and advice for the next generation, and shares images of his work, travels and home on Long Island
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • 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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Bauhaus residence of entrepreneur Mati Broudo in Tel Aviv renovated by AN+ architects
By Ali Morris • Last updated
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Tour West Vancouver’s considerable cache of midcentury modernist homes
By Hadani Ditmars • 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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Battersby Howat creates bold geometry for a ravine-hugging home in North Vancouver
Challenging topography and a triangular lot inspired this modernist mountainside retreat designed for an entrepreneur
By Hadani Ditmars • Last updated
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John Lautner’s modernist landmark Garcia House restored to former ‘rainbow’ glory
By Dominic Bradbury • 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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