Modernism madness has just abated in town, but if still hungry for more, a trip to the Palm Springs Art Museum’s Architecture and Design Center to see its spectacular new exhibit “Albert Frey, ...
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 ...
What modern is: introduction -- Space opens up -- Staging modernity: the aesthetics of the future -- A new style of life: artifacts of modernity -- At home in the brave new world -- Buildings like ...
The idea of integration between art and architecture dates back to the very origin of the discipline, however, it took on a new meaning and social purpose during the Avant-Garde movement of the early ...
Truly edifying, the All-Access Pass to Modernism Week’s lectures and films presents a stunning opportunity to understand the widest variety of intellectual pursuit and human endeavor during the middle ...
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: ...
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 ...
The concepts of history and modern might seem to be opposites, but the La Jolla Historical Society has managed to blend the two with its La Jolla Modernism & Architecture Week. The third annual event, ...
“The wind of change is blowing through this continent,” declared British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan in the Ghanaian capital Accra in 1960. “Whether we like it or not, this growth of national ...