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.

Where Women Made History Where Sculpture, Landscape, and Creativity Meet: The Dorothy Riester Home and Studio
LGBT History One Building, Three Lives: Saving the LGBTQ Heritage of the Factory
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
Historic Sites Modernism: A Virtual Tour of Three National Trust Historic Sites
Preservation Magazine Places Restored, Threatened, Saved, and Lost in Preservation Magazine's Spring 2020 Issue
Preservation Magazine Saving a Stylish, Sustainable Midcentury Modern House in Tucson, Arizona
Preservation Magazine Frank Lloyd Wright Designed These Plywood Chairs for the Pope-Leighey House

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