The history of modern architecture has been well covered in classical surveys that traced the developments of this major movement that dominated the architectural landscape of the 20th century until ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This timeless image of the iconic Kaufmann House was taken in 1970. Credit: (Photo by Slim Aarons/Getty Images) Palm Springs had long been a hideaway for L.A. glitterati who commissioned avant-garde ...

Modernism in the bravest new world. Not urbanism, but urbanity. The latter noun is often misunderstood to mean cityness when really what it refers to, in its fuller sense, is culture, civilisation and ...

There’s no question that climate change is intensifying. If we’re not experiencing a record-breaking deep freeze in the winter, we’re dealing with scorching heat waves. One of the most serious ...

Being a patron of the arts ain't cheap. I'd love to go to an exhibit, screening or performance every night during high season ...

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 ...