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 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
LGBTQ+ 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 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
11 Most Endangered Historic Places How These 7 Past '11 Most' Listings Are Faring Today
Saving America's Historic Sites Two Modern Masterpieces: Farnsworth House and The Glass House, Side by Side

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