Modernism wasn't just another style. It presented a new way of thinking about architecture. These photos illustrate Modernist, Post-modernist, and other 20th century approaches to building design. As you view the images, you'll notice that 20th century architects often drew on several design philosophies to create buildings that are startling and unique. Click on the pictures below to begin your architectural journey.
- ModernismI.M. Pei, Architect - Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University
- Expressionism and Neo-expressionismThe Einstein Tower, Potsdam, by Erich Mendelsohn, 1920
- ConstructivismModel of Tatlin's Tower at the Royal Academy of Arts in London.
- BauhausSecond Story Terrace at the Gropius House in Lincoln, Massachusetts
- FunctionalismYale Center for British Art, Louis Kahn, architect
- International StyleLe Corbusier's United Nations Secretariat building in New York
- Desert ModernismKaufmann House in Palm Springs, California
- StructuralismBerlin Holocaust Memorial by Peter Eisenman
- FormalismThe Bank of China Tower by Ieoh Ming Pei
- High-techCentre Pompidou in France by by Richard Rogers, Renzo Piano, and Gianfranco Franchini.
- BrutalismThe Paulo Mendes da Rocha Residence by Paulo Mendes da Rocha, Architect
- DeconstructivismSeattle Public Library by Rem Koolhaas
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