Modern Architecture Stories
Technical innovation, experimentation, and rethinking the way humans lived in and used the designed environment, whether buildings or landscapes, were hallmarks of modern architectural practice. Learn more about these fascinating places and the future-minded thinkers who brought them into being.
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Saving America's Historic Sites David Hartt: A Colored Garden Takes Root at The Glass House -
Where Women Made History The Colorful Past and Bright Future of Azurest South, Home of a Pioneering Black Architect -
Modern Architecture QUIZ: Which Famous Architect Should Build Your Dream Home? -
Preservation Magazine How a New Yorker Restored His Midcentury Modern House on Fire Island -
Where Women Made History Where Sculpture, Landscape, and Creativity Meet: The Dorothy Riester Home and Studio -
11 Most Endangered Historic Places Demolition Begins at the Sun-n-Sand Motor Hotel -
Preservation Magazine Three Designers Who Helped Light the Way for Women in Architecture -
Preservation Magazine Skylit Contemplation at Houston's Restored Rothko Chapel -
Preservation Magazine The Midcentury Charms of Tucson, Arizona's Sunshine Mile -
Preservation Magazine The Past, Present, and Future of Farnsworth House -
Preservation Magazine A Rare Tile Mural by Artist Wayne Thiebaud Gets Conserved
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