Title: 10 of the Most Iconic Buildings of Modern Architecture
Headings: 10 of the Most Iconic Buildings of Modern Architecture
10 of the Most Iconic Buildings of Modern Architecture
Modern Architecture Style:
Modern Buildings:
1) The Fallingwater House ( Frank Lloyd Wright, Mill Run, Pennsylvania, USA, 1935)
2) Glass House ( Philip Johnson, New Canaan, Connecticut, USA, 1949)
3) Villa Savoye ( Le Corbusier, Paris, France, 1931)
4) The Guggenheim Museum (Frank Lloyd Wright, New York, USA, 1959)
5) Barcelona Pavilion ( Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe, Barcelona, Spain, 1929)
6) David S. Ingalls Skating Rink in New Haven ( Eero Saarinen, Connecticut, USA)
7) Villa Dirickz ( Marcel Leborgne, Brussels, Belgium, 1933)
8) Isokon Building in London ( Wells Coates, London, UK, 1934)
9) Neue National Galerie (Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe, Berlin, Germany, 1968)
10) The Cité Radieuse (Le Corbusier, Marseille, France, 1952)

Content: 10 of the Most Iconic Buildings of Modern Architecture
10 of the Most Iconic Buildings of Modern Architecture
Modern architecture is the school of design that prevailed since the turn of the 20th century until World War II. The horrendous war altered the kind of buildings needed in the post-war era. People needed practicality and functionality more than ever to rebuild—from scratch—the entire cities that were demolished at the time. The dominant Beaux-Arts and neoclassical architecture, back then, had to subside to make way for a new architectural style that can meet the public needs. This is how Modern architecture arose and there are architecture icons that define postmodernism from the 20th century. Modern Architecture Style: Modern Architecture depended on utilizing novel construction techniques and materials like reinforced concrete, steel, and glass. This architectural style was very “in”, especially for government buildings and universities, until the 1980s where it started to face strong competition from other new schools like postmodernism and neomodernism. Today, we bring you a broad selection of some of the most famous buildings created under the umbrella of Modern architecture: Modern Buildings: