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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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 -
African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund Paul R. Williams-Designed Mosaic Realized at UCLA 60 Years Later -
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 Past, Present, and Future of Farnsworth House -
Preservation Magazine The Midcentury Charms of Tucson, Arizona's Sunshine Mile -
Saving America's Historic Sites Considering the History Behind Your Polling Place
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