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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
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Wonder walls: a new book celebrates the modernist house as a cultural icon
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A. Quincy Jones’ The Cooper House is a midcentury modern design triumph
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A quiet modernist gem in Suffolk opens its doors in fundraising bid
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This Dutch concrete villa is a calm symphony of interlocking rectangles
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Lighting auction at Rudolph Schindler’s Fitzpatrick-Leland House, LA
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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
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Lord Richard Rogers announces new fellowship scheme at Wimbledon House
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Minimalist interiors inside Álvaro Siza’s New York residential building revealed
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Frank Sinatra’s Palm Springs retreat is renovated with nostalgic 1960s interiors
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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
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Ship shape: nautical modernism takes to the trees in a Highgate house
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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.
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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
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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.
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Pleasure island: the decadent interiors of Australia’s first lady of modernist design
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Space, light, structure: the jewellery of Margaret de Patta
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RIBA goes beyond Bauhaus with its latest exhibition in London
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Country life: celebrating the rich creative cache of Sussex modernists
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The rustic allure of Brazil modern design gets a new French audience
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Lucy Williams exhibition at Timothy Taylor Gallery, London
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Modern architecture in LA: a sneak preview of a new exhibition programme
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Designer Sophie Goineau refreshes midcentury Beverly Hills home
Interior designer Sophie Goineau leads the redesign of Cove Way, the restoration of a midcentury modernist house in Beverly Hills
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A 1930s Melbourne duplex is transformed into a richly layered contemporary home
Architecture journalist and Wallpaper* contributor Stephen Crafti welcomes us into his newly renovated home in Melbourne to explore its pavilion-like extension
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Peter Womersley's High Sunderland restored by Loader Monteith
Young architecture studio Loader Monteith restores Peter Womersley's High Sunderland, a house designed for textile designers Bernat and Margaret Klein in the Scottish Borders
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Minimalist office pops up at London brutalist icon the Smithson Tower
ConForm Architects creates minimalist office at London’s Smithson Tower, uniting brutalist architecture, modernism and a comfortable, almost domestic working environment
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Balkrishna Doshi exhibition opens at Vitra Design Museum
