Style
Modernism
1920 — 1970
Stripped of ornament, prioritizing function and embracing industrial materials.
Characteristics
- ·Form follows function
- ·Flat roofs
- ·Ribbon windows
- ·Steel & glass
- ·Open plans
Architects
Related movements
Notable buildings
Unity Temple
1908 · Oak Park
Frederick C. Robie House
1910 · Chicago
Villa La Roche
1925 · Paris
Villa Savoye
1931 · Poissy
Paimio Sanatorium
1933 · Paimio
Taliesin West
1937 · Scottsdale
Fallingwater
1939 · Mill Run
Villa Mairea
1939 · Noormarkku
Johnson Wax Headquarters
1939 · Racine
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
1955 · Hiroshima
Notre-Dame du Haut
1955 · Ronchamp
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1959 · New York
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1959 · New York
Palácio do Planalto
1960 · Brasília
Dulles International Airport Terminal
1962 · Chantilly
TWA Flight Center
1962 · New York
Gateway Arch
1965 · St. Louis
Salk Institute
1965 · La Jolla
Cathedral of Brasília
1970 · Brasília
Finlandia Hall
1971 · Helsinki
Kimbell Art Museum
1972 · Fort Worth
Sydney Opera House
1973 · Sydney
Bagsværd Church
1976 · Bagsværd
Menil Collection
1987 · Houston
Church of the Light
1989 · Ibaraki
Louvre Pyramid
1989 · Paris
Bank of China Tower
1990 · Hong Kong
Water Temple (Honpukuji)
1991 · Awaji
Niterói Contemporary Art Museum
1996 · Niterói
Therme Vals
1996 · Vals
Tate Modern
2000 · London
21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art
2004 · Kanazawa
Chichu Art Museum
2004 · Naoshima
de Young Museum
2005 · San Francisco
Bruder Klaus Field Chapel
2007 · Mechernich
New Museum
2007 · New York
Museum of Islamic Art
2008 · Doha
Neues Museum
2009 · Berlin
Nezu Museum
2009 · Tokyo
8 House
2010 · Copenhagen
Centre Pompidou-Metz
2010 · Metz
Rolex Learning Center
2010 · Lausanne
Cardboard Cathedral
2013 · Christchurch
Whitney Museum
2015 · New York
Louvre Abu Dhabi
2017 · Abu Dhabi
V&A Dundee
2018 · Dundee
Japan National Stadium
2019 · Tokyo
CopenHill
2019 · Copenhagen