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Modern Architecture - The Free Dictionary
modern architecture, new architectural style that emerged in many Western countries in the decade after World War I. It was based on the "rational" use of modern materials, the principles of functionalist planning, and the rejection of historical precedent and ornament.
http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Modernist%20architecture
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The Rise and Fall of Modernist Architecture - Student Pulse
Modernism first emerged in the early twentieth century, and by the 1920s, the prominent figures of the movement
http://www.studentpulse.com/articles/515/the-rise-and-fall-of-modernist-architecture
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Modernism - Picture Dictionary of Modern Architecture
An introduction to modernist ideas in architecture, with a look at American modernism in the form of Gordon Bunshaft's Beinecke Library at Yale University.
http://architecture.about.com/od/20thcenturytrends/ig/Modern-Architecture/Modernism.htm
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Modern Architecture: Introduction - Infoplease
Introduction modern architecture, new architectural style that emerged in many Western countries in the decade after World War I.
http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/world/modern-architecture.html
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Modern Architecture - ArchDaily
Information about modern architecture.
http://www.archdaily.com/tag/modern-architecture
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Modern Architecture - Essential Humanities
The defining feature of modern architecture is the modern aesthetic (aka the "modern look"), which may be summarized as "plain geometric forms". Today, we are so accustomed to the modern aesthetic (in everything from household appliances to skyscrapers) that it can be difficult to imagine the controversy surrounding its development.
http://www.essential-humanities.net/western-art/architecture/modern/
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What is Modernism? - National Trust for Historic Preservation
Trying to define modernism can be a frustrating exercise. As a style, it is less coherent, its boundaries looser, than, say, classicism. Many critics would argue that modernism is not even a singular style, that it incorporates a great variety of aesthetics and sensibilities. And just who were the modernists? Frank Lloyd Wright vehemently opposed being grouped with them, but modernist architecture would not have been the same without him.
http://www.preservationnation.org/magazine/2008/may-june/what-is-modernism.html#.VjkiFrerSUk
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Modernism - ArchDaily
In this video, one of Jean Prouvé's famous 1944 demountable houses - in this case a 6-meter by 6-meter variation - is rapidly constructed on a beach, showing off the design's ruthlessly efficient structural system and sequence of construction.
http://www.archdaily.com/tag/modernism
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A Brief History Of Modern Architecture Through Movies - Architizer
Just visiting the new Architizer for the first time? Feeling a little lost in the architectural references: Art Deco, Modernism, Parametric? We may have a fun and easy solution for you, especially if you're a film buff. For your architectural edification and enjoyment we've gathered all the motion pictures that help exemplify modern architectural styles.
http://architizer.com/blog/history-of-modern-architecture-through-movies/
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Modern Architecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Modern architecture or modernist architecture is a term applied to an overarching movement, with its exact definition and scope varying widely.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_architecture
