100 Ideas That Changed Architecture
How the art and science of building evolved along the parallel axes of the philosophical and the pragmatic BY MARIA POPOVA “Art is a discovery... Learn More
With Modernism Exhibitions
Showing Modernists
Experience the Culture
Design + Architecture
As culture and society changed rapidly after WWI, architects, industrial designers, and graphic designers shifted away from a traditional embellished, decorated style to clean, strong style influenced by industrialism and emphasizing form over function.
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
(born Maria Ludwig Michael Mies; March 27, 1886 – August 17, 1969) Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was a German-American architect. He is commonly... Learn More
The Rise and Fall of Modernist Architecture
Modernism first emerged in the early twentieth century, and by the 1920s, the prominent figures of the movement – Le Corbusier, Walter Gropius, and Ludwig... Learn More