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Additive Architecture
Additive Architecture is an approach used by Danish architect Jørn Utzon to describe his development of architectural projects on the basis of growth patterns in nature.
Additive Architecture is an approach used by Danish architect Jørn Utzon to describe his development of architectural projects on the basis of growth patterns in nature.
Arts & Architecture
Arts & Architecture (1929–1967) was an American design, architecture, landscape, and arts magazine.
Arts & Architecture (1929–1967) was an American design, architecture, landscape, and arts magazine.
ASNOVA
ASNOVA (АСНОВА; abbreviation for Ассоциация новых архитекторов, "Association of New Architects") was an Avant-Garde architectural association in the Soviet Union, which was active in t...
ASNOVA (АСНОВА; abbreviation for Ассоциация новых архитекторов, "Association of New Architects") was an Avant-Garde architectural association in the Soviet Union, which was active in t...
Bauhaus
Bauhaus, commonly known simply as Bauhaus, was a school in Germany that combined crafts and the fine arts, and was famous for the approach to design that it publicized and taught.
Bauhaus, commonly known simply as Bauhaus, was a school in Germany that combined crafts and the fine arts, and was famous for the approach to design that it publicized and taught.
Bauhaus in Budapest
Bauhaus was a dominant architectural tendency in Budapest, the capital of Hungary, between 1930 and 1948.
Bauhaus was a dominant architectural tendency in Budapest, the capital of Hungary, between 1930 and 1948.
Berhampore State Flats
The Berhampore State Flats (also known as the Centennial Flats) at 493–507 Adelaide Road, Berhampore, Wellington, New Zealand, are an example of mass housing designed in the international style.
The Berhampore State Flats (also known as the Centennial Flats) at 493–507 Adelaide Road, Berhampore, Wellington, New Zealand, are an example of mass housing designed in the international style.
Bibliotheca Alexandrina
The Bibliotheca Alexandrina or Maktabat al-Iskandarīyah (Library of Alexandria; مكتبة الإسكندرية) is a major library and cultural center located on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea in the ...
The Bibliotheca Alexandrina or Maktabat al-Iskandarīyah (Library of Alexandria; مكتبة الإسكندرية) is a major library and cultural center located on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea in the ...
Buckminster Fuller
Richard Buckminster “Bucky” Fuller (July 12, 1895 – July 1, 1983) was an American engineer, author, designer, inventor, and futurist.
Richard Buckminster “Bucky” Fuller (July 12, 1895 – July 1, 1983) was an American engineer, author, designer, inventor, and futurist.
Busáras
Busáras (; from bus + áras "building") is the central bus station in Dublin, Ireland for intercity and regional bus services operated by Bus Éireann.
Busáras (; from bus + áras "building") is the central bus station in Dublin, Ireland for intercity and regional bus services operated by Bus Éireann.
Chandigarh
Chandigarh is a city and union territory in India that serves as the capital of two states, Punjab and Haryana.
Chandigarh is a city and union territory in India that serves as the capital of two states, Punjab and Haryana.
City Point (New Haven)
City Point, is an area in what is now The Hill neighborhood of the city of New Haven, Connecticut, located in the southwestern portion of the city.
City Point, is an area in what is now The Hill neighborhood of the city of New Haven, Connecticut, located in the southwestern portion of the city.
Conceptual architecture
Conceptual architecture is a term used to describe certain buildings and practices that make use of conceptualism in architecture.
Conceptual architecture is a term used to describe certain buildings and practices that make use of conceptualism in architecture.
Concrete shell
A concrete shell, also commonly called thin shell concrete structure, is a structure composed of a relatively thin shell of concrete, usually with no interior columns or exterior buttresses.
A concrete shell, also commonly called thin shell concrete structure, is a structure composed of a relatively thin shell of concrete, usually with no interior columns or exterior buttresses.
Congrès International d'Architecture Moderne
The Congrès internationaux d'architecture moderne – CIAM (International Congresses of Modern Architecture) was an organization founded in 1928 and disbanded in 1959, responsible for a series of ...
The Congrès internationaux d'architecture moderne – CIAM (International Congresses of Modern Architecture) was an organization founded in 1928 and disbanded in 1959, responsible for a series of ...
Constructivist architecture
Constructivist architecture was a form of modern architecture that flourished in the Soviet Union in the 1920s and early 1930s.
Constructivist architecture was a form of modern architecture that flourished in the Soviet Union in the 1920s and early 1930s.
CRA Building
The CRA Building (also known as CRA House, Consolidated Zinc Building and Comalco House) was the tallest building in Melbourne, Australia between the completion of its construc...
The CRA Building (also known as CRA House, Consolidated Zinc Building and Comalco House) was the tallest building in Melbourne, Australia between the completion of its construc...
Curutchet House
The Curutchet House, La Plata, Argentina, is one of the two buildings in the Americas by Le Corbusier (the other is the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts in Cambridge, Massachusetts).
The Curutchet House, La Plata, Argentina, is one of the two buildings in the Americas by Le Corbusier (the other is the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts in Cambridge, Massachusetts).
Docomomo International
Docomomo International (sometimes written as DoCoMoMo or simply Docomomo) is a non-profit organization whose full title is International Working Party for Documentation and Conser...
Docomomo International (sometimes written as DoCoMoMo or simply Docomomo) is a non-profit organization whose full title is International Working Party for Documentation and Conser...
Dymaxion house
The Dymaxion House was developed by inventor and architect Buckminster Fuller to address several perceived shortcomings with existing homebuilding techniques.
The Dymaxion House was developed by inventor and architect Buckminster Fuller to address several perceived shortcomings with existing homebuilding techniques.
Edith Heath
Edith Kiertzner Heath (May 24, 1911 – December 27, 2005) was a American studio potter "but soon became involved in the design and production of pottery and tableware on a far larger scale...
Edith Kiertzner Heath (May 24, 1911 – December 27, 2005) was a American studio potter "but soon became involved in the design and production of pottery and tableware on a far larger scale...
Estádio Municipal de Braga
Estádio Municipal de Braga (Braga Municipal Stadium) is a football stadium in Braga, Portugal, with an all-seated capacity of 30,154, built in 2003 as the new home for local club Sporting Clube ...
Estádio Municipal de Braga (Braga Municipal Stadium) is a football stadium in Braga, Portugal, with an all-seated capacity of 30,154, built in 2003 as the new home for local club Sporting Clube ...
Fiat Tagliero Building
The Fiat Tagliero Building in Asmara, capital city of Eritrea, is a Futurist Style service station completed in 1938 and designed by the Italian architect Giuseppe Pettazzi.
The Fiat Tagliero Building in Asmara, capital city of Eritrea, is a Futurist Style service station completed in 1938 and designed by the Italian architect Giuseppe Pettazzi.
Functionalism (architecture)
Functionalism, in architecture, is the principle that architects should design a building based on the purpose of that building.
Functionalism, in architecture, is the principle that architects should design a building based on the purpose of that building.
Futurist architecture
Futurist architecture (or Futurism) began as an early-20th century form of architecture characterized by anti-historicism and long horizontal lines suggesting speed, motion and urgency.
Futurist architecture (or Futurism) began as an early-20th century form of architecture characterized by anti-historicism and long horizontal lines suggesting speed, motion and urgency.
George Harwell Bond
George Harwell Bond was an architect active in Atlanta, Georgia and worked at the firm of G. Lloyd Preacher.
George Harwell Bond was an architect active in Atlanta, Georgia and worked at the firm of G. Lloyd Preacher.
Googie architecture
Googie architecture is a form of modern architecture, a subdivision of futurist architecture influenced by car culture and the Space and Atomic Ages.
Googie architecture is a form of modern architecture, a subdivision of futurist architecture influenced by car culture and the Space and Atomic Ages.
Halen Estate
The Halen Estate (Siedlung Halen) is a housing development near Berne, Switzerland.
The Halen Estate (Siedlung Halen) is a housing development near Berne, Switzerland.
Horatio West Court
Horatio West Court, built in Santa Monica, California in 1919, is an early example of attached houses with shared pedestrian and vehicle access.
Horatio West Court, built in Santa Monica, California in 1919, is an early example of attached houses with shared pedestrian and vehicle access.
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, better known as IIM Ahmedabad or simply IIM-A, is a school of management located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, better known as IIM Ahmedabad or simply IIM-A, is a school of management located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
International style (architecture)
The International style was a major architectural style that emerged in the 1920s and 1930s, the formative decades of Modernist architecture.
The International style was a major architectural style that emerged in the 1920s and 1930s, the formative decades of Modernist architecture.
Jardines del Bosque
The colonia of Jardines del Bosque is located on the western part of the city of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
The colonia of Jardines del Bosque is located on the western part of the city of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
Jardines del Pedregal
Jardines del Pedregal (Rocky Gardens) or simply El Pedregal is an upscale residential colonia (neighborhood) in southern Mexico City.
Jardines del Pedregal (Rocky Gardens) or simply El Pedregal is an upscale residential colonia (neighborhood) in southern Mexico City.
Jatiyo Sangshad Bhaban
Jatiyo Sangsad Bhaban, the National Assembly of Bangladesh, (Bengali: জাতীয় সংসদ ভবন Jatio Shôngshod Bhôbon) is the Jatiyo Sangshad (National Assembly) Building of Bangladesh, located...
Jatiyo Sangsad Bhaban, the National Assembly of Bangladesh, (Bengali: জাতীয় সংসদ ভবন Jatio Shôngshod Bhôbon) is the Jatiyo Sangshad (National Assembly) Building of Bangladesh, located...
Jatiyo Smriti Soudho
Jatiyo Sriti Soudho (জাতীয় স্মৃতি সৌধ Jatio Sriti Shoudho) or National Martyrs' Memorial is a monument in Bangladesh.
Jatiyo Sriti Soudho (জাতীয় স্মৃতি সৌধ Jatio Sriti Shoudho) or National Martyrs' Memorial is a monument in Bangladesh.
Luis Barragán House and Studio
The Luis Barragán House and Studio, located in the Tacubaya suburb of Mexico City, was the residence of architect Luis Barragán in the years following the Second World War.
The Luis Barragán House and Studio, located in the Tacubaya suburb of Mexico City, was the residence of architect Luis Barragán in the years following the Second World War.
Mid-Century modern
Mid-Century modern is an architectural, interior and product design form that generally describes mid-20th century developments in modern design, architecture, and urban development from roughly...
Mid-Century modern is an architectural, interior and product design form that generally describes mid-20th century developments in modern design, architecture, and urban development from roughly...
Modern architecture
Modern architecture is characterized by simplification of form and creation of ornament from the structure and theme of the building.
Modern architecture is characterized by simplification of form and creation of ornament from the structure and theme of the building.
Modernisme
Modernisme (Catalan for modernism) also known, in English, as Catalan modernism, was a Catalan cultural movement.
Modernisme (Catalan for modernism) also known, in English, as Catalan modernism, was a Catalan cultural movement.
Montemar Institute of Marine Biology
The Montemar Institute of Marine Biology (Estación de Biología Marina de Montemar) is a modern building in Viña del Mar, Valparaíso Region, Chile.
The Montemar Institute of Marine Biology (Estación de Biología Marina de Montemar) is a modern building in Viña del Mar, Valparaíso Region, Chile.
Museo de Arte de Ponce
Museo de Arte de Ponce, or MAP, is an art museum located on Las Americas Avenue (PR-133) in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
Museo de Arte de Ponce, or MAP, is an art museum located on Las Americas Avenue (PR-133) in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
Neomodern
Neomodern is a term used to describe a "new simplicity" in art and in reaction to the complexity of postmodern architecture and eclecticism.
Neomodern is a term used to describe a "new simplicity" in art and in reaction to the complexity of postmodern architecture and eclecticism.
Neu-Jerusalem
The Siedlung Neu-Jerusalem is a residential complex along federal route No. 5, here named Heerstraße, in the locality of Staaken, part of Berlin's Borough of Spandau.
The Siedlung Neu-Jerusalem is a residential complex along federal route No. 5, here named Heerstraße, in the locality of Staaken, part of Berlin's Borough of Spandau.
New Objectivity (architecture)
The New Objectivity (a translation of the German Neue Sachlichkeit, sometimes also translated as New Sobriety) is a name often given to the Modern architecture that emerged in Europe, prima...
The New Objectivity (a translation of the German Neue Sachlichkeit, sometimes also translated as New Sobriety) is a name often given to the Modern architecture that emerged in Europe, prima...
Organic architecture
Organic architecture is a philosophy of architecture which promotes harmony between human habitation and the natural world through design approaches so sympathetic and well integrated with its ...
Organic architecture is a philosophy of architecture which promotes harmony between human habitation and the natural world through design approaches so sympathetic and well integrated with its ...
OSA Group
The OSA Group (Organization of Contemporary Architects) was an architectural association in the Soviet Union, which was active from 1925 to 1930 and considered the first group of constructivist ...
The OSA Group (Organization of Contemporary Architects) was an architectural association in the Soviet Union, which was active from 1925 to 1930 and considered the first group of constructivist ...
Palace of the Soviets
The Palace of the Soviets (Дворец Советов, Dvorets Sovetov) was a project to construct an administrative center and a congress hall in Moscow, Russia, near the Kremlin, on the site of the de...
The Palace of the Soviets (Дворец Советов, Dvorets Sovetov) was a project to construct an administrative center and a congress hall in Moscow, Russia, near the Kremlin, on the site of the de...
Phenomenology (architecture)
Phenomenology is both a philosophical design current in contemporary architecture and a specific field of academic research, based on the experience of building materials and their sensory prope...
Phenomenology is both a philosophical design current in contemporary architecture and a specific field of academic research, based on the experience of building materials and their sensory prope...
Plečnik Parliament
Plečnik Parliament (Plečnikov parlament) is the colloquial name of two designs for a building intended to house the legislature of the People's Republic of Slovenia within the second Yugoslavia.
Plečnik Parliament (Plečnikov parlament) is the colloquial name of two designs for a building intended to house the legislature of the People's Republic of Slovenia within the second Yugoslavia.
Red Banner Textile Factory
The Red Banner Textile Factory (Трикотажная фабрика «Красное Знамя»; Trikotazhnaya fabrika "Krasnoye Znamya") in Leningrad (now St Petersburg), Pionerskaya ulitsa (Pioneers street), 53 w...
The Red Banner Textile Factory (Трикотажная фабрика «Красное Знамя»; Trikotazhnaya fabrika "Krasnoye Znamya") in Leningrad (now St Petersburg), Pionerskaya ulitsa (Pioneers street), 53 w...
Sanskar Kendra
Sanskar Kendra is a museum located in the city of Ahmedabad in India.
Sanskar Kendra is a museum located in the city of Ahmedabad in India.
Structuralism (architecture)
Structuralism as a movement in architecture and urban planning evolved around the middle of the 20th century.
Structuralism as a movement in architecture and urban planning evolved around the middle of the 20th century.
Torre Latinoamericana
The Torre Latinoamericana (literally, "Latin-American Tower") is a building in downtown Mexico City, Mexico.
The Torre Latinoamericana (literally, "Latin-American Tower") is a building in downtown Mexico City, Mexico.
Torres de Santa Cruz
The Torres de Santa Cruz is a residential complex composed of the twin towers located in the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain).
The Torres de Santa Cruz is a residential complex composed of the twin towers located in the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain).
Torres de Satélite
The Torres de Satélite ("Satélite Towers") are located in Ciudad Satélite, in the northern part of Naucalpan, Mexico.
The Torres de Satélite ("Satélite Towers") are located in Ciudad Satélite, in the northern part of Naucalpan, Mexico.
United Nations Headquarters
The headquarters of the United Nations is a distinctive complex in New York City.
The headquarters of the United Nations is a distinctive complex in New York City.
United Nations Secretariat Building
The United Nations Secretariat Building is a tall skyscraper and the centerpiece of the United Nations Headquarters, located in the Turtle Bay area of Manhattan, in New York City.
The United Nations Secretariat Building is a tall skyscraper and the centerpiece of the United Nations Headquarters, located in the Turtle Bay area of Manhattan, in New York City.
Villa Shodhan
Villa Shodhan (or Shodan House) is a modernist villa located in Ahmedabad, India.
Villa Shodhan (or Shodan House) is a modernist villa located in Ahmedabad, India.
Vyborg Library
The Municipal Library in Vyborg, Russia, is an internationally acclaimed design by the Finnish architect Alvar Aalto.
The Municipal Library in Vyborg, Russia, is an internationally acclaimed design by the Finnish architect Alvar Aalto.