Buckminster Fuller Architecture, US Buildings
Buckminster Fuller, American architect famous for geodesic dome designs – Richard Buckminster ‘Bucky’ Fuller (1895-1983), major figure in 20th Century US architecture
Modern building designs
Modern buildings designs and architects
e-architect select Modern building designs around the world. Discover Modernist buildings information, news and pictures. Source examples of 20th Century structures, such as works in the International Style. Find Corbusian architecture projects of the best globally.
We feature a selection of the most interesting 20thC architectural projects globally and post frequently.
The website features a selection of the best Modern building designs around the world, by respected designers.
In addition, we post information and images of significant contemporary Modernist architecture projects on this international website.
Mountbatten House, Basingstoke listed building
Mountbatten House Basingstoke building news – large grade two listed building, cited as one of the 15 most important modern listed buildings in the UK, is set to be restored to its former glory as part of an extensive refurbishment of the property and its terraced gardens
Century 21 theater rehabilitation, San Jose, California
Century 21 theater rehabilitation, San Jose, Northern California, by TEF Design: giant domed movie building from 1963 by architect Vincent G Raney, USA – considered the first of its kind
Starship House in West Vancouver, Arthur Erickson
Starship House in West Vancouver, by celebrated Canadian architect Arthur Erickson, at $4.3 million, this is one of the most significant architectural sales in Western Canada
Niemeyer Guest House Renovation, Tripoli
Designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer but abandoned when civil war erupted in Lebanon, the Rachid Karami International Fair was added to UNESCO’s World Heritage tentative list
Peter Womersley architect, building designs
Rowan Moore discusses “one of the best British architects of the 20th century”, yet largely unknown around the world: “His buildings are adventurous but poised; lucid, brave in conception and considered in their detail.”
The Paper Project Grants 2022, Getty Foundation
The Paper Project Grants 2022 – Getty Foundation awards over $1 million to fund curatorial innovation at 15 art institutions. Among projects is a $53k grant to support an architectural project in Sweden
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
Cumbernauld Town Centre public consultation
Cumbernauld Town Centre public consultation: Historic Environment Scotland asks public for views on this 20th Century Scottish megastructure, as HES consider listing the building
Kellogg Doolittle House, Joshua Tree, California
Kellogg Doolittle House, Joshua Tree, California, designed by architect Kendrick Bangs Kellogg – exceptional home made to appear as though it naturally existed among surrounding rock landscape
Danish National Bank Building by Arne Jacobsen
The Danmarks Nationalbank building was designed by the Danish architect Arne Jacobsen and completed in 1978. Located in the centre of Copenhagen it is regarded as one of his major works.
Paul Rudolph architect: Modern US architecture
Paul Rudolph’s undiscovered buildings: Eric Wolff has been researching the Modern architect’s Asian works. Scholars refer to them as “seven completed buildings including a couple of villas”
National Gallery Berlin Modern Architecture
New National Gallery Berlin building: Neue Nationalgalerie at the Kulturforum is a museum for modern art in Berlin, with its main focus on the early 20th century. The museum and its sculpture gardens were designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, opening in 1968
Serge Chermayeff Architect, Modern Buildings
Serge Chermayeff Practice Information, born 1900 in Grozny, North Caucasus, Russia (now Chechnia). This Modern architect died 1996 in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, USA.
Richard and Dion Neutra VDL Studio
Neutra VDL Studio and Residences will reopen after a year and a half of closure to the public in Los Angeles. The Modern house will once again hold public events, cultural exchanges, and architectural tours