Berlin’s Lost Prophet of Colorful Modernism: Onkel Toms Hütte by Bruno Taut
Onkel Toms Hütte, a colorful 1920s housing development in Berlin, embodies a strand of Modernism long overshadowed by more minimalist, monochrome development.
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The Philip Johnson Designed Rockefeller Guest House Hidden in Midtown NYC
A video look inside a little-known Philip Johnson house in Manhattan: a two-story guesthouse designed for Blanchette Ferry Hooker Rockefeller in Turtle Bay.
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A Semi-Abandoned Futurist Beachfront Resort Outside Taipei
Abandoned beachfront resort north of Taipei, Taiwan features rare and fascinating examples of Finnish futurist architecture.
MoreLA Conservancy’s Website Spotlights County’s Rich Modernist Architecture
Hollywood’s Cinerama Dome.
Modernism isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when we think of Los Angeles. But that image might change with the launch of the Los Angeles Conservancy’s new website, which will spotlight historic places in a city often known more for its highways and ritzy suburbs than its …
MoreInside the LAX Airport Theme Building: A Modernist Icon
One of LAX airport’s iconic buildings is the Modernist LAX Theme Building. If you have a layover, we recommend stopping by Encounters for a meal or drink.
MoreRue Mallet Stevens: Modernist Architecture in the 16th
Robert Mallet Stevens was one of the great early 20th century architects, and yet some who walk past the street named after him to visit the Fondation Le Corbusier don’t know his name.
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A Guide to Los Angeles’ Modernist Architecture
The Cinerama Dome, Capitol Records Building and the Neutral VDL Research House
MoreForgotten Modernism: The Painted Ladies of Modern San Francisco
Forgotten Modernism is a wonderful illustrated series about SF’s forgotten, yet important architectural legacy
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Tel Aviv: Bauhaus, Bucolia and Brutalism – Israeli architecture Part 2
An architectural history of Tel Aviv. We look at its development from sand dunes, to Bauhaus, to skyscrapers.
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Science Fiction in the Suburbs of Paris: When Mass Housing meets Postmodernism
In a reaction against the functionality and uniformity of Modernist public housing in the suburbs of Paris, a group of architects explored a return to classical ornamentation and design leading to an unexpected aura of science fiction meets housing project.
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