Modernism
Explore modernism across art, architecture and design
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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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The postwar public art that became a symbol of the British modernist dream
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated
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New French fragrance maison Ormaie references modernist design greats
By Elly Parsons Last updated
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Palm Springs Modernism Week is back for a second instalment
Back to help us dream, learn and travel from our sofa, Palm Springs Modernism Week's second instalment is about to kick off in the sunny Californian town, full of desert architecture gems
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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Farrow & Ball and Christopher Kennedy team up for Modernism Week
By Tom Howells Last updated
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Inside the home of Denver’s most important mid-century-loving couple
As originally featured in the September 2010 issue of Wallpaper* (W*138)
By Emma O'Kelly 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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Tom Blachford brings Palm Springs houses and classic cars into moonlit focus
By Jessica Klingelfuss 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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Model village: a micro-town in Madrid masterplanned by Marcio Kogan’s studio
By Jonathan Bell 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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Centre Point’s amenities by Conran and Partners unveiled
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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'Architectones' by Xavier Veilhan at Sheats-Goldstein House, LA
By Carren Jao Last updated
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Light box: Marcio Kogan brings translucent clarity to São Paulo retail for Micasa
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Future learning: Auer Weber revamps Lille University’s iconic library
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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Panel show: we quiz Venezuelan artist Ricardo Alcaide about his show exploring urban borders
By Charlotte McManus Last updated