Modernist architecture
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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
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Remembering Paulo Mendes da Rocha (1928-2021)
Paulo Mendes da Rocha – one of Brazil's most important architects and one of the world's last great modernists – has passed away in Sao Paulo at the age of 92
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Haunting photos capture the secrets of Oscar Niemeyer's Brasilia ghost house
Photographer Jason Oddy takes us through his series on Casa Niemeyer, the house in Brasilia that legendary modernist Oscar Niemeyer designed for himself and lived in while the Brazilian capital was under construction
By Jason Oddy • Last updated
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Tropical modernism gets a new look in this Floridian paradise home
A tropical modernist home in DelRay Beach, Florida, was revamped to perfection by Miami architecture studio Sanchez + Coleman
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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California tract home's dramatic transformation into modernist villa
Explore the transformation of a modest tract home in California into a modernist-inspired house by Tim Gorter Architect
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Jean Prouvé and Neil Hutchinson’s magnificent Villa Seynave hits the market
We pay a visit to Villa Seynave by Jean Prouvé and Neil Hutchinson and its finely tuned modernist architecture – currently on the market in the south of France
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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Belgrade's House for a Craftsman draws squarely on modernist ideas
An experimental yet functional family home for a craftsman is a workbench for ideas, materials and techniques that draws on modernist ideas, designed by TEN architects in Belgrade
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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Eileen Gray's renovated E-1027 villa reopens in Côte d'Azur
Eileen Gray's iconic residence, E-1027, completes extensive renovation and throws open its doors in France's Côte d'Azur
By Minako Norimatsu • Last updated
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Welcome to Sarajevo: transforming the Historical Museum in Venice
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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A photographer’s pilgrimage around Europe’s most spectacular modern churches
Photographer Jamie McGregor Smith captures some of Europe’s most striking religious architecture – modern churches
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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Saving the IIM Ahmedabad dormitories by Louis Kahn
We discuss the threat to the Indian Institute of Management's Ahmedabad dormitories by Louis Kahn with Noor Dasmesh Singh (architect, urbanist and principal of award-winning NOOR Architects Consultants based in Chandigarh, India)
By Noor Dasmesh Singh • Last updated
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Hidden gems: exploring the modernist architecture of Essex
By Clare Dowdy • Last updated
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Have a modernist architecture sleepover at Fondation CAB
Charles Zana renovates the sensuous, modernist architecture of a 1950s former art gallery as a new home you can stay in for the Fondation CAB in the south of France
By Amy Serafin • 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
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Mews house in Battersea gets facelift by Groves Natcheva Architects
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Rethinking modern architectural icons with Havsteen-Mikkelsen
A new book published by Kerber explores the modernist perspectives of artist Asmund Havsteen-Mikkelsen through a series of cocktail-hour vignettes
By Elly Parsons • Last updated
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Chipperfield Architects reveals refresh of Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin
Chipperfield Architects reveals its refurbishment of the iconic modernist architecture at the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin, Germany
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Centre Point’s amenities by Conran and Partners unveiled
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Brutalist icon Preston Bus Station gets facelift by John Puttick Associates
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Pavilion Le Corbusier reopens in Zurich after renovation
By Harriet Thorpe • Last updated
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The newly restored Tomáš Baťa Memorial honours modernist-minded ideals
By Adam Štěch • Last updated
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Revived Craig Ellwood house celebrates California modernism
Moore House, originally designed by iconic midcentury architect Craig Ellwood and now painstakingly renovated by Woods + Dangaran, is a fine example of California modernism
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Jean Prouvé's 'Tropical Habitat for Cameroun' moves to Marseille
By Jean Grogan • Last updated
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Raw Concrete: Barnabas Calder explores the beauty of Brutalism
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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Inside Mies van der Rohe’s only UK design
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Join the tour: the National Trust explores the architectural heritage of Croydon
By Clare Dowdy • Last updated
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Modernist masterwork Brasilia turns 60
The capital of Brazil was inaugurated on 21 April 1960, following a four-year construction period and containing landmark works by a roaster of Brazilian modernists; this year, Brasilia celebrates its 60th anniversary.
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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