Modern architecture, emerging in the 1930s and thriving through the 1970s, revolutionized building design by focusing on functionality and human living rather than ornamental beauty. As ...

The history of modern architecture has been well covered in classical surveys that traced the developments of this major movement that dominated the architectural landscape of the 20th century until ...

If you’re not sure what modern architecture in St. Louis is brag-worthy, there’s a new poster to guide you. The Gateway Arch is there, along with Lambert’s terminal and the Planetarium. But the guide ...

Modern Chinese Architecture: 180 Years tells the dramatic story of the transformation of Chinese architecture from a predominantly modular, timber-frame, single-story building system with ceramic tile ...

How did modern architecture develop to its present state? Three new monographs trace that path, even if they don’t cover every direction the field has taken over the last century. Mies van der Rohe: ...

1. The Emperor's New Paint -- 2. The Fashion Police -- 3. Scratching the Surface -- 4. Redressing Architecture -- 5. The Antifashion Fashion -- 6. White Lies -- 7. Deep Skin -- 8. Machine-Age ...