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.

Preservation Magazine A Sense Of Place: The Winners Of The 2021 Richard H. Driehaus Foundation National Preservation Awards
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
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 Skylit Contemplation at Houston's Restored Rothko Chapel
Preservation Magazine Three Designers Who Helped Light the Way for Women in Architecture
Preservation Magazine The Midcentury Charms of Tucson, Arizona's Sunshine Mile
Preservation Magazine The Past, Present, and Future of Farnsworth House

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