The Lesser-Known Bauhaus: Craft and Expressionism in Weimar
Before its association with functionalism and the International Style, the Bauhaus glamorized folk culture and occasionally veered into mysticism.
Modernism
In Israel, a Minimalist Concrete House Serves as an Exercise in Precision Design
Architect Asaf Gottesman aimed to use a the exacting details of concrete architecture to sharped the skills of his younger architects.
A Modernist Shopping Mall Is Reborn as an Exuberant Museum in Helsinki
The new bubble-like home for the Amos Rex art museum features futuristic subterranean galleries designed by local firm JKMM Architects.
Built Into a Lebanese Mountain, This Summer Retreat Maximizes Its Underground Real Estate
Located 25 minutes outside Beirut, the chalet-like house by Raëd Abillama Architects features an underground pool and spa.
Gio Ponti’s Rich Design Legacy to Be Celebrated in Huge Paris Retrospective
Of the cohort of Modern designers working in postwar Italy, few rivaled Gio Ponti—either in sheer prolificacy or in blending industrial…
Beyond Nostalgia: What Modernists Can Learn from Traditional Architecture
Modern Traditional architecture brings holistic solutions to some of today’s most important design problems.
Steven Holl Architects to Design Dublin Campus Expansion Inspired by Geologic Forms
This proposal for University College Dublin, announced today as the winner of an international competition, takes cues from the famed natural landmark Giant's Causeway.
Gray Organschi Architecture Revives a Decayed 1970s Midcentury Modern House
The New Haven–based firm updated this Connecticut residence without wasting building materials or sacrificing the original architect’s design.
MAK Exhibition Challenges the Narrative of 20th Century Modernism with Otto Wagner
The show, curated by Sebastian Hackenschmidt, head of the MAK’s furniture and woodwork collection, makes the Jugendstil master the focal point of an alternative modernity.
Chicago Exhibit Spotlights Charlotte Perriand’s Alpine Ski Resort
The legendary designer and Le Corbusier collaborator broke the mold with her Modernist, male contemporaries, according to a show at Matthew Rachman Gallery.
Minnesota Design: Uncovering Minnesota's Influential Modernist Past
From the flat-roofed house to the shopping mall, Minnesota was a dynamic proving ground for pioneering midcentury design ideas.
Rediscovering the Social Aspirations of Israel's Early Modernists
A new exhibition at Yale School of Architecture distills social values from Israel's early Modernist Architecture.
The Many Surprising Parallels Between the Architecture of Lina Bo Bardi and Albert Frey
Though the pair of influential architects never met, a new show on view at the Palm Springs Art Museum explores the surprising commonalities between their work.
Exhibit Columbus Brings a New Perspective to Modern Icons
Now on view, the inaugural festival reconsiders the famed Indiana city with architectural installations by emerging designers.
Flora-Themed Exhibition Brightens up the Schindler House's Sober Modernism
LUSH, the latest exhibit at the MAK Center for Art and Architecture, is a great way to experience the famous house anew.
The Protégé's Turn: Unearthing the Work of a Frank Lloyd Wright Student Who Helped Design Usonia
New exhibit celebrates the work of Taliesin Fellow Kaneji Domoto, a Japanese-American architect and landscape designer who helped fashion Usonia.
Philosophy on Exhibit: How Wright Brought His Biggest Ideas to the World
A new book chronicles the 100 exhibits Wright designed throughout his career. This excerpt introduces us to some of the giant ideas America’s first real starchitect wanted his public to embrace.
Rene Gonzalez's "Floating" Homes Reflect the Past, Look to the Future
Adapting the region’s traditional architecture and preparing for climate change, Rene Gonzalez is creating a new residential typology for South Florida.
Johnston Marklee Says Its Time for Architects to Rediscover Architecture
As curators of this year's Chicago Architecture Biennial, Sharon Johnston and Mark Lee are prompting participants to look back at the discipline's history.
Liberation by Architecture: The Optimism of African Modernism
Modernism was once looked to by the emerging states of West Africa to jump-start self-rule. The remnants of this experience, as a new exhibition shows, still radiate that optimism.
