Architecture in the 20th century was defined by a single dominant style: modernism. This design movement transformed the ...

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 ...

In a remarkable convergence of creative genius and technological advancement, some of the world’s most acclaimed works of architecture were built in a period of just 20 years. This period, from ...

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: ...

As early as 1964, the British architectural historian Ian Nairn identified the fatal flaws in modern architecture, saying that it “is hamstrung by self-consciousness and strangled by intellectual ...

Situated at the crossroads of the foreign and the vernacular, Quito-the capital of Ecuador, with its world-famous yet understudied built environment-stands as a testament to architectural ...

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Architecture, Media, and Climate -- Part I: The Globalization of the International Style -- Obstacles -- Risks ...

“Are You Illiterate About Modern Architecture?” by Peter Blake, was originally published in the September 1961 issue of Vogue. For more of the best from Vogue’s archive, sign up for our Nostalgia ...

Some people see older buildings as revered artifacts that have stood the test of time, but others see them as occupying sites that could be used for new development. That tension is currently playing ...