Twelve modernist furniture designs by 20th-century architects
Pieces by Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand, and Charles and Ray Eames are included in this roundup of modernist furniture designed by architects working in the 20th century. More
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Dezeen Agenda
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Dezeen Agenda features renovated brutalist townhouse in London
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the renovation of a 1960s townhouse in London. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More
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Pricegore revives brutalist 1960s townhouse in London
Architecture studio Pricegore has renovated a modernist townhouse in Chelsea, London, reconfiguring the four-storey house into a contemporary three-bedroom home. More
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Greenaway Architecture adds glazed extension to thatched cottage in shadow of castle
British studio Greenaway Architecture has added a minimalist glass extension to a 15th-century thatched cottage alongside Farleigh Hungerford Castle near Bath, UK. More
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Ten key examples of Tashkent's Soviet modernist architecture
Tashkent's modernist architecture was the focus of the recent Where in the World is Tashkent conference. Here the organisers pick 10 significant buildings in Uzbekistan's capital from the 1960s, '70s and '80s. More
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Fredrik Nilsson clads his Los Angeles house in oiled cedar
Sweden-born architect Fredrik Nilsson has completed a wood-clad residence for his family that incorporates Scandinavian modernism and the "bohemian experimentalism of the LA Eastside". More
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Ten Cold War US embassies that embody America's 20th-century "victorious exuberance"
Embassies designed for the United States by Walter Gropius and Eero Saarinen feature in this roundup based on David B Peterson's book US Embassies of the Cold War: The Architecture of Democracy, Diplomacy and Defense. More
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Le Corbusier responsible for architecture's "global blandemic" says Thomas Heatherwick
British designer Thomas Heatherwick has taken aim at the "cult of modernist architecture" in a new BBC radio series. More
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Eight renovated mid-century homes that marry period and contemporary details
From a modernist villa in Beverly Hills to a flat in one of Brasília's iconic Superquadra apartment blocks, the mid-century renovations in this lookbook are a masterclass in updating a period home while retaining its distinctive character. More
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Dezeen Agenda features campaign to save Marcel Breuer's holiday home from demolition
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the launch of a campaign to prevent the demolition of Marcel Breuer's holiday home. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More
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Campaign launched to save Marcel Breuer's Cape Cod holiday home from demolition
The Cape Cod Modern House Trust has launched a campaign to raise $1.2 million to purchase modernist architect Marcel Breuer's holiday home in Cape Cod, USA, to save it from likely demolition. More
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Featherbottom & Partners redesigns London skyscrapers to mark King Charles III's coronation
Modernist City of London landmarks have been given a traditionalist makeover in honour of King Charles III ahead of his coronation this weekend. More
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"'Housing for dirty people' is back and I welcome it"
Deck-access housing has unfairly become a symbol for urban squalor in the UK, but a new wave of architects is demonstrating its merits, writes Rory Olcayto. More
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Steelcase launches furniture line based on Frank Lloyd Wright designs
American company Steelcase has used archival designs by architect Frank Lloyd Wright to create the Racine Collection, a line of home office furniture. More
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ACDF Architecture wraps glass home around apple tree in Quebec
Montreal studio ACDF Architecture has designed a low-slung, modernist-style home with massing shaped to surround an apple tree and provide lines of sight through the living areas. More
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"Both sides in the style wars are equally wrong"
Incessant squabbling between advocates of classical and modernist architecture is an unhelpful distraction in the face of the climate emergency, which requires us to escape both, writes Barnabas Calder. More
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Kate Byron designs modernist Don't Worry Darling set as "a playful and debaucherous take on the 1950s"
Production designer Kate Byron used vintage "treasures" and referenced key modernist architecture to create the set of psychological thriller Don't Worry Darling, which was shot in California's Palm Springs. More
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Brutalist Marcel Breuer hotel among 2022 Modernism in America Award winners
Conservation group Docomomo US has announced the winners of its annual Modernism in America Awards, which celebrate individuals and projects that preserve modernism in the United States. More
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Ten interiors with a natural and calming organic modern design
For our latest lookbook we've collected 10 projects that exemplify the organic modern design style, which combines minimalist interiors with natural textures and colours. More
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Yvette van Zyl completes modernist-informed home overlooking South African coast
Local architect Yvette van Zyl has created a home for herself and her husband in the seaside town of Mossel Bay, South Africa, combining nautical and modernist influences with a rich palette of textures, materials and colours. More
