Makers of Modernism

To position the legacy of a prolific but neglected designer within the modernist canon, we first need to scrutinize that canon from a gender-critical, feminist perspective.

Kiyonori Kikutake was one of the most gifted and influential of the Metabolist generation that dominated postwar Japan. His architecture remains as powerful as ever.

In the mid 20th century, Francisco Artigas was one of the best known architects in Mexico. Today he is largely unknown. It’s time for a fresh look.

Key moments in the career of the under-appreciated Italian-Brazilian modernist, with a slideshow of significant projects.

The evolution of Mies van der Rohe’s architectural philosophy, culminating in his design for the Seagram Building.

Observations of an architect who lives in the modernist neighborhood designed by Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig Hilberseimer, and Alfred Caldwell.

A glimpse of life at Lafayette Park, one of the most racially integrated and economically stable neighborhoods in Detroit.

A detailed look at Paul Rudolph’s masterful — and theatrical — civic and public projects of the early 1960s.

Selections from “Marcel Breuer and Postwar America,” an exhibition at the Syracuse School of Architecture.

On the controversial politics of presidential memorials, from Kahn to Halprin to Gehry.

There is much to admire in the long career of a visionary architect who until recently has been overlooked.

A new monograph on the once celebrated, now overlooked Chicago modernist reveals buildings that our reviewer finds “highly original and often stunning.”

Eero Saarinen was the darling of corporate America — and one of the major creators of postwar American style.

In a series of institutional masterworks, Marcel Breuer sought to reconcile vernacular tradition with contemporary expression and an acceptance of the complexity of modern life.

The late work of Paul Rudolph deserves renewed attention. A leading historian focuses on the architect’s projects in Southeast Asia.

The second installment in a two-part series on the late work of Paul Rudolph focuses on the architect’s projects in Singapore and Jakarta.

A review of Paul Rudolph’s collected essays, and an exploration of the architect’s volatile reputation.