St Peter’s Seminary Cardross Building
Award-winning London architects Carmody Groarke and landscape architect Dan Pearson Studio appointed to rework derelict St Peter’s Seminary, Cardross, an intriguing Modernist building
La Cité Radieuse Marseille, Le Corbusier
Deeply interested in architecture, music, and design, Stefano Meneghetti and his friends wanted to name this album La Citè Radieuse out of admiration for Le Corbusier, innovative architect, designer and urban planner
Louis Kahn Architect: Architecture Design
Louis Kahn book, out of print for decades: “The Notebooks and Drawings of Louis I. Kahn” to be reissued. The architect explored the ways in which architecture could improve lives and create harmony
Marcel Breuer Architect: 20th Century Architecture
Marcel Breuer architect, USA – Modern architecture, 20th Century US buildings designs, New York – 20thC French & American buildings projects
RIBA Gold Medal for Architecture 2021
The Royal Institute of British Architects is pleased to announce that Sir David Adjaye will receive the 2021 Royal Gold Medal, one of the world’s highest honours for architecture.
RIBA Gold Medal for Architecture 2020
RIBA Royal Gold Medal recipient 2021 to be announced on 30 September. Previous winners were Dublin-based practice Grafton Architects. The UK’s highest honour for architecture is run by the Royal Institute of British Architects
Le Corbusier’s early drawings 1902-1916, Italy
‘Le Corbusier’s early drawings. 1902-1916’ exhibition at Teatro dell’architettura Mendrisio: extensive review features more than eighty previously-unpublished original drawings from Swiss collections
Gillespie Kidd & Coia: GK&C Architects
St Columba of Iona RC Church, Woodside, Glasgow, Scotland, 1941, Italian Romanesque building design by Gillespie Kidd & Coia, designers of one of Europe’s greatest Modernist buildings, St Peters Seminary.
2020 Keeping it Modern Grants: Getty Foundation
Getty Foundation 2020 Keeping it Modern Grants include Leça swimming pools by Álvaro Siza, dairgrounds in Senegal, Kuwait water towers and a Modernist British zoo by architects Tecton.
Bruce Goff Architect Oklahoma, USA
Bruce Goff architecture – Oklahoma buildings by American architect, contemporary organic, eclectic designs – houses in the USA
Park Hoog Oostduin Den Haag
Park Hoog Oostduin Den Haag Apartments design by cepezed Architects in green surroundings: transformation of former Shell office in the stately Benoordenhout district. The 1968 building design was by H.E. Oud.
Peter and Alison Smithson Architects, London
They met while studying architecture at Durham University, north east England, UK. The couple married in 1949. They initially worked for the London County Council architecture department. They founded their architecture partnership in 1950
Waubonsee Community College Fieldhouse
Designed by Cordogan Clark, Waubonsee Community College Fieldhouse, with its luminous super-scaled “Waubonsee Athletes Wall” and brilliant “Waubonsee Chiefs Red” entrance, creates a compelling new campus focus.
G5 Brewing Company in Beloit, Wisconsin
Designed by Cushing Terrell, G5 Brewing Company in Beloit, Wisconsin, the 9,750-square-foot building’s primary areas represent the five members of the family and are organized around a central beer garden.
Why we Love Modern Architecture
Modern architecture has been the leading architectural style for the past century. Buildings designed by modern architecture principles not only are aesthetically pleasing, but also hold purpose in terms of functionality.
Oak Pass House in Beverly Hills, California
The Oak Pass House’s topography and landscape, most notably over 130 protected Coast Live Oak Trees, were the primary drivers for this luxury California house design by Architects Walker Workshop.
Villa Savoye: Le Corbusier House
Le Corbusier Building, Poisse, north of Paris, France: photos of this famous Modern building by Corb, also known as Villa Savoie: architectural information in Spanish. Date built: 1929-3
5 important Modernist styles explained
5 Important Modernist Styles Explained. If you are considering building your own home, you have likely employed the services of an architect. This is a very exciting time and there is a whole world of options to choose from when it comes to creating the perfect home.
Bauhaus inspired architecture and furniture design
Bauhaus; blending industry and art for function and grace. The Bauhaus movement is both a major milestone in the history of design and a timeless inspiration for architecture and furniture
