Modern architecture, emerging in the 1930s and thriving through the 1970s, revolutionized building design by focusing on functionality and human living rather than ornamental beauty. As ...

The city of San Miguel de Allende is located within the state of Guanajuato, in the central-northern region of Mexico, geographically bordering the states of Zacatecas, San Luis Potosí, Querétaro, ...

Architecture in the 20th century was defined by a single dominant style: modernism. This design movement transformed the ...

The Architecture Highlights Tour starts downtown, across the street from the visitors center at the First Christian Church, built in 1942, the city’s first foray into modern architecture. Miller, a ...

Postmodern architecture is a style of building design that emerged in the ’70s and ’80s as a reaction against the dogmas and ideals of modernism and the international style. “It saw a whole range of ...

This timeless image of the iconic Kaufmann House was taken in 1970. Credit: (Photo by Slim Aarons/Getty Images) Palm Springs had long been a hideaway for L.A. glitterati who commissioned avant-garde ...

Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects, Sendai Mediatheque, Miyagi, Japan (1995-2001); left: exterior view; right: detail of interior support tube (photos ©Naoya Hatakeyama, courtesy of The Museum of ...

To convey the might and prestige of their empire, the Romans constructed enduring architecture as symbols of their long-lasting reign. Emperors employed grand public works as assertions of their ...

The Getty Foundation announced a second series of grants for exemplary 20 th century buildings as part of its Keeping It Modern initiative. The latest grants for 14 projects in eight countries extend ...