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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Welcome to Sarajevo: transforming the Historical Museum in Venice
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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
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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)
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Hidden gems: exploring the modernist architecture of Essex
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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
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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
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Mews house in Battersea gets facelift by Groves Natcheva Architects
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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
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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
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Centre Point’s amenities by Conran and Partners unveiled
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Brutalist icon Preston Bus Station gets facelift by John Puttick Associates
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Pavilion Le Corbusier reopens in Zurich after renovation
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The newly restored Tomáš Baťa Memorial honours modernist-minded ideals
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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
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Jean Prouvé's 'Tropical Habitat for Cameroun' moves to Marseille
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Raw Concrete: Barnabas Calder explores the beauty of Brutalism
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Inside Mies van der Rohe’s only UK design
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Join the tour: the National Trust explores the architectural heritage of Croydon
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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.
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