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

Freeway Park / Lawrence Halprin. Image via Seattle Municipal Archives from Seattle, WA - Seattle Municipal Archives, via Wikipedia under CC BY 2.0 This simplicity and minimalism inspired by the clean ...

Richard Neutra is considered to be one of the world’s most prominent modernist architects. He was born in Austria but spent the majority of his career working in Southern California. Neutra’s ...

One of Palm Springs' most beloved events is marking 20 years of mid-century modern celebrations this month. Modernism Week, one of the world's most popular architecture festivals, began in Palm ...

Architects at the office of Mahmoud Riad looking over a maquette of the League of Arab States Building. Image © Cairo Since 1900 This article inaugurates a new ...

Another February in the desert means it's time for another edition of the annual local architecture showcase Modernism Week. For 11 days, retro homeowners and mid-century modern enthusiasts get to ...

Adefola Toye's PhD research is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). It is a Collaborative Doctoral Partnership between The National Archives and the University of Liverpool. The ...

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, ...

Kuukuwa Manful's PhD at SOAS, University of London was part of the African State Architecture project, which has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s ...

Postmodern architecture is a style of building design that emerged in the ’70s and ’80s as a reaction against the dogmas and ideals of modernism and the international style. “It saw a whole range of ...

Modernism Week will return to the Palm Springs area Feb. 12 to 22, 2026, with more than 450 events celebrating midcentury modern architecture, art, interior and landscape design, and vintage culture.